Tampa Bay Rays: Rest in peace Mr. Pierre

I recently learned about the passing of the Saxophone Man, Max Pierre. A man who I will always have fond memories of. A man who will be dearly missed by Tampa Bay Rays fans who left gate five after a game.

I have been going to Tampa Bay Rays games since the age of 3, but at the age of 8 attending the Trop became a regular occurrence as my grandparents became season ticket holders midway through that miraculous season. I would begin going to Rays games with my grandfather on pretty regular basis, and after games we would exit at Gate 5 and cross over 16th Street.

There, we would walk past Mr. Pierre and his rather small assortment of short jazz tunes. The most recognizable of them would be…