New York Yankees Great Alex Rodriguez Once Used a Famous Boston Red Sox Tradition to Celebrate Himself and Ex-Fiancee Jennifer Lopez

Alex Rodriguez had an eminent career in Major League Baseball before he hung up his cleats in 2016. Despite the setbacks he had in his career, he was one of the players who came only once in a long time. But as a true baseball player, from his heart, he continued to follow traditions even after getting retired. Within a year of his retirement from the big leagues, he had started dating the pop icon Jennifer Lopez.?

Just a couple of months after dating, it was the couple’s birthday month. Having only a few days apart on their birthdays, the ex-celeb couple decided to throw one lavish celebration. While doing so, they did not forget to follow the old tradition of the Boston Red Sox.?

How did Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez celebrate their birthday?

The former Yankee, whose birthday is on July 27, and the singer’s come on July 24, decided to throw one massive and lavish birthday party on July 22, 2017. The duo celebrated their birthdays together in Miami. Where A-Rod wore a blue suit with a white shirt, and JLo wore a sheer black mini dress with an ab-baring cut-out.?

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As the two stood in front of the towering six-tier birthday cake decorated with their names, they sang along and danced to Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline.’ They enjoyed their hearts out with one of the best-selling musicians of all time, Neil Diamond’s hit single.?

This is the tradition the Red Sox follow in every home game after the eighth inning since 1997.?

A tribute became a tradition!

In 1997, an employee of the BoSox who was in charge of the music played the song Sweet Caroline as a tribute to a friend. The employee’s friend had just given birth to a baby named Caroline.?

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Since then, the song caught on. And the words, ‘Sweet Caroline’ have become symbols of Boston in the past two decades.?

How did you like Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez as a couple? Also, how do you like Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’? Let us know in the comments below!