Jubilant fans of the Red Sox turned out in droves Saturday, lining Boston’s streets to celebrate the baseball team’s first at-home World Series victory since 1918 and to catch a glimpse of the city’s "rolling rally" victory parade.
The Red Sox clinched the World Series on Wednesday with a 6-1 win. The victory capped a stunning turnaround from 2012, when the Red Sox had their worst record in nearly half a century.
Players and executives boarded 25 duck boats, normally reserved for tourists, at Fenway Park, and headed down Boylston Street toward the site of the April 15 marathon bombings that claimed the lives of three spectators and injured 264 others.
The vehicles paused when they reached the marathon finish line, still painted blue and yellow from that day.
Outfielder Jonny Gomes placed the World Series trophy on the finish line and joined catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia in raising Red Sox jerseys that read "Boston Strong" and the number 617, the city’s area code.
Alluding to the marathon bombing, second baseman Dustin Pedroia said, "We played for the whole city, what the city went through."
Al Jazeera and The Associated Press
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