Sox ask fans to be in seats by 1:30 for Friday ceremonies – MLB.com

With plans to mark One Boston Day and commemorate the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, the Red Sox will present their Opening Day ceremonies before the commencement of their 122nd home season, and their 111th at Fenway Park this Friday, April 15. Fans attending the game are asked to be in their seats by 1:30 p.m. ET to enjoy the ceremony. The club plays the Minnesota Twins at 2:10 p.m.Before the game, the two teams will be introduced along the base lines. The giant American flag will be draped over the left field wall and presented by members of Hanscom Air Force Base and the Vermont National Guard. The national anthem will be performed by the Premiere Choir of Boston Children’s Chorus.The longtime tradition of a flyover on Opening Day will be maintained with an MH-60T helicopter, a medium range search and rescue helicopter flown out of the United States Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod.The singing of God Bless America in the middle of the seventh inning will be performed by Springfield native Michelle Brooks Thompson.To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, all 30 Major League teams will wear Robinson’s…
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