'Sweet Caroline,' Neil Diamond Biggest Hits of MLB All-Star Game (Video)

Even though "Sweet Caroline" is known as the Boston Red Sox anthem, the song brought everyone at the MLB All-Star Game together Tuesday night when Neil Diamond himself performed it live on the field.

Diamond belted out the tune during the middle of the eighth inning of the All-Star Game at the Mets' Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y.

Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, began broadcasting the song during all its home games in 2002, but since the Boston Marathon bombings in April, baseball stadiums around the country have been playing it as a showing of solidarity to the victims.

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Diamond, a 72-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., native, released "Sweet Caroline" in 1969. The song was inspired by the name of President Kennedy's daughter, Caroline.

His All-Star Game performance sparked a flurry of reactions on Twitter.

Had a ball singing "Sweet Caroline" at the All-Star game in NY tonight! #MLBAllStar

— Neil Diamond (@NeilDiamond) July 17, 2013

Can't stop singing "Sweet Caroline" ... #asg

— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) July 17, 2013

Neil! Always a treat when @NeilDiamond brings it home with Sweet Caroline. #ASG

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 17, 2013

Sweet Caroline, followed by Enter Sandman, at the Mets' home field. Wild.

— ESPN The Magazine (@ESPNMag) July 17, 2013

The best part of Sweet Caroline live is Neil Diamond awkwardly dancing on the field.

— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) July 17, 2013

RT @alexanderrael12: I love the kid that took his hat off and put it over his heart like Sweet Caroline was some sort of patriotic song #ASG

— Steve Raybine (@BadKatCafe) July 17, 2013

Neil Diamond singing sweet caroline this is baseball! #ASG

— Baseball Is Serious (@BaseballSerious) July 17, 2013

best part of the ASG? singing sweet caroline at the top of our lungs in the dominican bar

— Kasey Wierzbicki (@KaseyWierzbicki) July 17, 2013

The American League won Tuesday night's All-Star game 3-0 over the National League.





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