Majesty of Yankee Stadium Opening Day sold for bloody US war propaganda. Professional baseball players assemble on the field to great fanfare, fans settle in seats, a captive audience at peak emotion and excitement. What next? The Ukrainian National Anthem. Either play both Russian and Ukrainian anthems or neither-4/8/2022

4/8/22, In Yankee Stadium on Opening Day: “A beautiful rendition of Ukrainian National Anthem," “from Yankee Stadium,” Marly Rivera, ESPN twitter

Final score in 11 innings, Yankees beat Red Sox 6-5

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Added: “Beautiful Rendition” of Russian National Anthem with both Russian and English lyrics:

 

“The anthem was created and adopted in late 2000, and became the second anthem used by Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.”

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Added: Metallica in Moscow in 1991 play “Enter Sandman:”

 

“Live at Monsters of Rock, Tushino Air Field, Moscow”

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Metallica's “Enter Sandman” was of course Mariano Rivera’s entrance music: 

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“Enter Sandman” was even played for Rivera when he was at the White House for an award.

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