On Tuesday baseball fans in New York and Cleveland expressed their solidarity and support for Boston Marathon bombing victims and the city itself with gestures that produced two iconic photos.
In the wake of Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon when a pair of bombs ripped through the crowd near the finish line of the Marathon, killing at least three people and wounding more than 170, support for the victims and the city of Boston has been widespread.
On Tuesday baseball fans in New York and Cleveland expressed their solidarity and support with gestures that produced two iconic photos.
In New York a sign appeared at the top of Yankee Stadium that read "United We Stand" between logos for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees also offered tribute the victims of the Marathon bombings by playing Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," the Fenway Park anthem of rival Red Sox, over the public-address system after the third inning against Arizona Tuesday.
A sign that reads "United We Stand" between logos for the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox appears at the top of Yankee Stadium before a baseball game in New York.
In Cleveland, where the Red Sox met former manager Terry Francona and his Cleveland Indians, a hand-written sign that said 'From our city, to your city: Our hearts and prayers go out to you Boston Love, Cleveland" hung in the Boston dugout. The Sox went on to a claim a 7-2 victory in a game played with heavy hearts.