BOSTON - A 14-year-old blind and autistic boy who sang the national anthem at Fenway Park before Monday's Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox game received a loud and long ovation from the players and fans.
Christopher Duffley, from Manchester, N.H., was born prematurely and weighted only one pound, 12 ounces at birth and was rendered blind due to Retinopathy of Prematurity.
He paused before starting the anthem when the microphone didn't appear to be working.
The crowd gave him encouragement and a loud ovation — as did the players from both dugouts — as he waved before starting.