Late Saturday night, as the Red Sox trailed the Cardinals by eight runs, fans followed protocol and sang along to “Sweet Caroline” in the eighth inning of an eventual 11-2 loss.
This time, they did so with a special guest – Neil Diamond himself. A spirited Diamond, who made his first appearance at Fenway Park in nearly a decade, joined Will Swenson, the cast of the A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, and the Fenway faithful in belting out the lyrics.
Diamond performed the song at Fenway in 2010 and again in 2013 after the Boston Marathon bombing.