Red Sox Fans Honor Ted Kennedy

The Boston Red Sox honored Sen. Ted Kennedy at Fenway Park last night before facing the Chicago White Sox. Players for both teams lined the field and removed their caps for a moment of silence honoring the late senator, followed by a single bugle playing taps. With flags flying at half-staff around rim of the stadium, the Hyannis Sound played the national anthem and a video montage showed the Kennedy family as the announcer said, "Thank you Senator Kennedy, for your lifelong contributions."

The video of last night's tribute is at MLB.com HERE.

Kennedy was a lifelong Red Sox fan. He often spoke from the Senate floor after major Red Sox victories and threw out the first pitch for the Red Sox at this season's home opener four months ago. His grandfather John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox opener in 1912. Honey Fitz was the mayor of Boston from 1906 to 1907 and from 1910 to 1914.

Red Sox President Larry Lucchino said of Kennedy yesterday, "I am certain that if United States senators had numbers like players, we would be retiring his number today -- perhaps all of baseball would be retiring his number. We shall miss him greatly, and we shall never, never forget him."

The Red Sox beat the White Sox, 3-2.

Video of Kennedy throwing out this year's first pitch is below.