For the fourth time since 2005, Fenway Park opened a new baseball season with a special ceremony. A new World Series banner was raised, and championship rings were handed out.
A packed crowd ignored the chilly weather, celebrating the 2018 Red Sox one final time at the 2019 home opener. It was a display filled with Boston sports stars past and present, ushering in the new season with historical flourish.
It began an hour before first pitch with fanfare from the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart. Accompanied by the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the musical arrangement included an unsurprising choice: “We are the champions,” by Queen.