John Kilroy had to wait an extra day to officially ring in his 75th Opening Day trip to Fenway after the Boston Red Sox’s first game of the season was postponed due to rain on Thursday.
But come Friday afternoon, there was the 84-year-old holding court surrounded by cameras and microphones near Gate A, where fans had begun to line up in front of outdoor metal detectors just after noon.
“Wouldn’t miss it,” he said.
Kilroy, who came to the game with two of his daughters and one of his nieces, has been coming to Fenway Opening Day festivities since he was about 10 years old – back when watching a Boston Red Sox game would only cost you around 50 cents.