In a very well done ceremony before tonight’s Boston Red Sox vs Oakland A’s game, the Red Sox retired Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice’s No. 14.
He joins Bobby Doerr, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams and Carlton Fisk on the right-field facade at Fenway Park as Jackie Robinson who had his numbered retired by MLB.
Here is the ceremony for your enjoyment:
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video courtesy of NESN
Editor’s note: Apparently you can only insert one video in the post at time from NESN. Therefore I included the link to the first one if you are coming to this on the page. If you go to the main page of the site, you can also see part 1 before hitting continue reading for part 2.
You can also watch the entire thing by clicking here. It may take a while to download.