The Boston Red Sox are among the teams in major league baseball commemorating Juneteenth.
Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith waves while standing on the mound at Fenway Park before throwing a ceremonial first pitch before a New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Boston. The Red Sox were among the teams marking the June 19 holiday this weekend. – Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith stood on the mound at Fenway Park before the Red Sox hosted the Yankees on Sunday, waving his arms to pump up the crowd.
“It wasn’t always comfortable for me to come to Fenway Park, because sometimes I would hear people called names,” said Haith, who designed the red and blue Juneteenth flag with the exploding white star that was first raised in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury in 1979. “But things have changed and it’s like a miracle.”
“Lift Every Voice” was also performed in Oakland before the Athletics’ game against the Phillies. The Mariners celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday with “Salute to the Negro Leagues” day, wearing jerseys from the Seattle Steelheads from the 1940s.
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