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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Boston Public Schools students represented their home team with pride for the eighth annual Red Sox Hat Day on Thursday.
Since 2017, every BPS student in Grades K-8 has gotten a Boston Red Sox hat to help foster connections with the city and each other.
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"Whenever you see someone wearing this hat, wherever you are in the world, you probably have a connection to them," Mayor Michelle Wu told students at Mario Umana Academy in East Boston.
Wu was joined at the school by city leaders, Red Sox leaders, former Red Sox player Manny Delcarmen, Wally the Green Monster, Tessie, and others as they handed out special blue and yellow Sox hats to hundreds of kids.
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"It’s 'B' for the Boston Red Sox, it’s 'B' for the city of Boston, and it’s 'B' for making sure we are a city where everyone belongs," Wu said.
"What this hat symbolizes is a city that loves you, that will support you, and cares for you as you go throughout your journey at BPS and beyond," said Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta, who went to school at Mario Umana.
WBZ's Madison Rogers (@MadisonWBZ) reports.
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