While all thirty Major League franchises currently sing the traditional " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " in the seventh inning , several other teams will sing their local favorite between the top and bottom of the eighth inning . Boston Red Sox fans at Fenway Park , for example , sing along to Neil Diamond 's recording of " Sweet Caroline " . A notable occurrence happened in June 2011 when during the playing of the song , the city 's NHL franchise , the Boston Bruins , captured the Stanley Cup following a 7-game series against the Vancouver Canucks , and many fans cheered after the announcement was made . Following the Boston Marathon bombing , several teams ( including Boston 's archrival , the New York Yankees ) temporarily played " Sweet Caroline " in the middle of the eighth inning as well , or at other times during the game , as a means of showing solidarity with the City of Boston . The New York Mets have previously used " Sweet Caroline " but have since dropped it . After experimenting with it during select games during the 2014 season , the Mets began to implement Billy Joel 's " Piano Man " as a full-time sing along . Similarly , starting in 2008 , the Kansas City Royals began to play " Friends in Low Places " by celebrity supporter and one-time spring training invitee Garth Brooks during the middle of the 8th
Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
Seventh-inning stretch