Officials with the PawSox toured a site in Worcester and met city officials there last Friday.

The PawSox previously indicated they would consider other locations if Rhode Island did not approve a new stadium plan by July first.

If the PawSox were to leave Rhode Island, Worcester, Springfield and Montreal are considered the three most likely destinations.

Rhode Island lawmakers may hold fall hearings on the PawSox’ proposed new stadium in Pawtucket. But the impasse over the state budget has clouded the outlook for now.

One of the state’s top political reporters, Ian Donnis joined The Public’s Radio in 2009. Ian has reported on Rhode Island politics since 1999, arriving in the state just two weeks before the FBI...