On Monday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox faced the Baltimore Orioles in their Fenway opener. Aside from the usual hype, Monday's game had a little more meaning, because it's expected to be David Ortiz's last season. But that's not all. His 15-year-old daughter Alex was set to sing the national anthem:
.@davidortiz's daughter, Alex, sings today's anthem! #FenwayOpener 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/bAXY42Udes
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 11, 2016
The thing is nobody looped in Ortiz.
Ha!!! David Ortiz' reaction to hearing his daughter will sing national anthem for #RedSox season opener. #BigPapi pic.twitter.com/X1ucEQzU12
— Scott Sullivan (@SullySportsTV) April 11, 2016
Cue the proud dad emotions.
And then, she nailed her performance.
Here's a great opening day vid @davidortiz 15 YO daughter sings the anthem & he calls in the fly over of F16s pic.twitter.com/8Li44YP2YT
— PJSweeney (@PJSweeney) April 11, 2016
So naturally, they had a moment.
There's no crying in baseball unless your daughter just sang the national anthem pic.twitter.com/fQZeE6eZeJ
— Feitelberg (@FeitsBarstool) April 11, 2016
All the feels.