They were playing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline, " a staple at Boston Red Sox games.
The Yankees played the Red Sox anthem "Sweet Caroline" the other night at the Stadium.
"Thank you NY Yankees for playing 'Sweet Caroline' for the people of Boston, " Diamond wrote on his Twitter page.
"Sweet Caroline" also was played at Marlins Park, Dodger Stadium and in Cleveland, where the Red Sox beat the Indians 7-2.
Hundreds of people marched down Commonwealth Avenue, chanting "USA" and singing the Red Sox anthem "Sweet Caroline" as they headed toward Boston Common.
Baseball fans at Yankee Stadium sang "Sweet Caroline" during Tuesday's game, while the Chicago Tribune featured the logos of Boston's main sports teams.
Andruzzi, a native New Yorker, said, "There's a new saying in Boston: Boston Strong" before unveiling the jersey as "Sweet Caroline" was played on the loudspeakers.
He said Sweet Caroline singer Diamond had "created one of the most enduring catalogues of American popular music" and called Ma "one of the most versatile and popular classical music performers in the world".
Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" makes no specific mention of Boston or the Red Sox, but the team started playing it regularly at Fenway Park more than a decade ago and fans took to it, singing along as loudly as possible.
But at Fenway Park, in an attempt to regain a sense of normalcy, more than 35, 000 Red Sox fans bellowed out the lyrics to their eighth-inning signature tune, "Sweet Caroline, " led personally in a surprise appearance by Neil Diamond.
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Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is a staple at the Red Sox' Fenway Park, and Saturday he made national news by being a surprise guest there to lead the crowd in a rousing rendition of the singalong at the team's first home game since the bombings.
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