Tonight’s game against the Marlins will be the Red Sox’ 500th straight sellout at Fenway Park. To celebrate the milestone, the club will hold several special activities and giveaways to thank the fans.
Every fan will receive two mementos, one on their way in and the other as they leave the ballpark after the game. A special commemorative postcard celebrating the historic achievement will be distributed to fans as they enter the gates. The front of each postcard features a panoramic photograph of Fenway Park and the graphic “Thank you for 500 Consecutive Sellouts at Fenway Park 2003-2009”.
As they leave Fenway Park, all fans will also receive a special commemorative baseball etched with the ‘500’ graphic.
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Among other giveaways and tributes:
At the end of every inning break, randomly selected fans throughout the ballpark will receive giveaways from Red Sox corporate sponsors.
One fan whose seat is located 500 feet from home plate will be chosen to receive two authentic bleacher seats from Fenway Park. The pair was part of the seats taken out and replaced before the 2008 season.
During inning breaks, brief video “thank you” messages from players, ownership and other Boston notables will be played on the center field videoboard.
After the top of the fifth inning, when the game and the 500th sellout becomes official, a congratulatory video dedicated to Red Sox Nation will be played on the videoboard as well. The video features some of the most memorable and significant moments that have occurred during the span of the past 500 games at Fenway Park.
As part of the pre-game ceremonies, the three fans who will deliver the Ceremonial First Pitch will wear Red Sox jerseys with the numbers 5, 0 and 0 on their backs to represent the fans who helped make possible 500 consecutive regular season sellout games at Fenway Park.
The number 500 is mowed into the grass in the outfield.
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