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Johnny Pesky deserves better than this.

Vandals defaced Pesky's No. 6 on Wednesday night outside Fenway Park. They apparently spray painted or scribbled black ink on the No. 6 installation dedicated to the Red Sox legend.

WBZ's Carl Stevens and Only In Boston have shared photos of the Pesky vandalism on Twitter.

"We learned of this tonight," Red Sox spokesman Kevin Gregg told the Boston Globe on Wednesday in an e-mail. "It's unfortunate that someone would do this, but we occasionally have to deal with graffiti in the area and will look to clean this up as soon as possible."

By Thursday morning the Red Sox working to remove the graffiti.

Pesky was part of the Red Sox family for over six decades. He played for, managed and coached the Red Sox as well as serving as a broadcaster and team executive.

The Red Sox retired Pesky's No. 6 in 2008. He died four years later at age 92.

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