The Saxophone Kid

Normally I am impressed by the performance of the national anthem before ball games, but not moved. Yesterday was different. The song was performed by a 17 year old local jazz saxophonist and before it was over, I had chills. This kid was amazing. Here he is doing it at a game earlier in the season.

Apparently I was not the only one moved. Here is what Rays outfielder Carl Crawford had to say about it:

“It didn’t hit us until we actually got out on the field and saw the crowd, heard the screaming and hollering, hit the national anthem. You know the little saxophone kid killed it and that really just put us over the top. So our emotions were flowing everywhere. And now we’re in the dugout and can’t sit down. And it went from there.”

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