Why do Red Sox fans sing “Sweet Caroline” in Fenway during the 7th inning stretch?
I’m glad you asked your question, I’ve sung “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway and never really knew why it was sung during the Red Sox games. Your question was my incentive to find out for sure. There had been rumors that the song was sung in honor of President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline. After having searched a few sites, I found the definitive answer to your question — and mine, too. “The song got its start at Fenway Park thanks to Amy Tobey, who was the ballpark’s music director from 1998 to 2004. She was responsible for choosing the music to be played between innings and picked Sweet Caroline simply because she had heard it played at other sporting events. At first, Tobey played the song at random games sometime between the seventh and ninth innings, and only if the Red Sox were ahead. Tobey considered the song a good luck charm and it soon became something the fans anticipated. But it wasn’t until 2002, when John Henry’s group bought the Red Sox, that Sweet Caroline become an official
I’m glad you asked your question, I’ve sung “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway and never really knew why it was sung during the Red Sox games. Your question was my incentive to find out for sure. There had been rumors that the song was sung in honor of President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline. After having searched a few sites, I found the definitive answer to your question — and mine, too. “The song got its start at Fenway Park thanks to Amy Tobey, who was the ballpark’s music director from 1998 to 2004. She was responsible for choosing the music to be played between innings and picked Sweet Caroline simply because she had heard it played at other sporting events. At first, Tobey played the song at random games sometime between the seventh and ninth innings, and only if the Red Sox were ahead. Tobey considered the song a good luck charm and it soon became something the fans anticipated. But it wasn’t until 2002, when John Henry’s group bought the Red Sox, that Sweet Caroline become an official
