How Marlins trolled Yankees just before sweeping them
With Miami on the verge of sweeping the Yankees in the ninth inning of Sunday's game, the speakers at loanDepot Park blasted 'Sweet Caroline,' the Neil Diamond hit that is famously played at Fenway Park during each Red Sox home game.
The Marlins sealed a 7-3 win shortly thereafter, marking the team's first sweep of the Yankees in franchise history.
The clever troll job was perhaps also poking at the fact that the Yankees have now fallen 1 ½ games behind the arch-rival Red Sox in the American League East standings, with Boston surging behind its young core of talent.
A clip of the scene went viral on social media, with Red Sox fans loving every bit of it.
3 The Marlins mascot brought out the brooms after Miami swept the Yankees.
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'YEAH I LOVE THE MARLINS NOW,' one Boston fan wrote on X with a series of laughing emojis.
'Greatest thing I've ever heard in my life,' said another.
'Marlins fan base hasn't been this excited in 22 years!' added a Miami fan.
After the game ended, the Marlins' social media team kept with the theme by posting on X: 'SWEEP CAROLINE! BA BA BAAA'
3 The Yankees have dropped into third place in the AL East.
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The Marlins, who have not been a serious contender in MLB for years, have become known for having a lackluster fan atmosphere at the cavernous loanDepot Park, which opened in 2012.
But fans packed the stadium for Miami's sweep this weekend, with the team setting a series attendance record with a total of 101,545 fans at the ballpark across the three games.
3 The Marlins were all smiles during their sweep of the Yankees over the weekend.
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There were 34,601 fans in attendance for the 'Sweet Caroline' troll at Sunday's game — a blend of elated Marlins fans and disappointed Yankees fans.
The Marlins took Game 1 of the series in absurd fashion with a shocking 13-12 win Friday night, and went on to a 2-0 triumph Saturday before Sunday's victory.
The sweep moved the surging Marlins to .500 at 55-55 and six games back in the NL wild-card race.
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