{"id":40715,"date":"2026-04-04T07:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40715"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:37:50","slug":"red-sox-fans-boo-gov-healey-mayor-wu-at-fenway-park-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40715","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox fans boo Gov. Healey Mayor Wu at Fenway Park opening day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F04%2Fnewspress-collage-wjsachwj0-1775287273509.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261775272927\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey\u00a0and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were booed by fans at the Red Sox home opener Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The two Democratic politicians took the field at\u00a0Fenway Park\u00a0before Friday\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres for a pregame ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the 36,000-plus fans in attendance showered the Democrats with relentless boos.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the booing went viral on social media, providing a boasting opportunity for Massachusetts\u2019 GOP gubernatorial hopefuls.<\/p>\n<p>One of those candidates, Brian Shortsleeve, said in an X video, \u201cHey, everybody, coming to you from Fenway Park. Here\u2019s a quick update: It\u2019s a beautiful afternoon. The Red Sox are up by one. Maura Healey and Michelle Wu just got booed very loudly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another post, he wrote, \u201cIt was even louder in person!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another candidate, Mike Minogue, posted a video of Healey and Wu being booed, writing, \u201cLooks like fans want someone else up to bat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candidate Mike Kennealy wrote in an X post, \u201cMan, I love Red Sox Nation!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Healey on\u00a0Thursday demanded that two\u00a0private airline companies stop\u00a0providing flights\u00a0for\u00a0ICE\u00a0to quickly remove illegal immigrants who have been detained, citing a recent ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her daughter on the field at Fenway Park before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres on April 3, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Mayor Michelle Wu\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and partner Joanna Lydgate at Fenway Park during pregame activities. <span class=\"credit\">MassGovernor\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Players lineup during the national anthem at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. on April 3, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Fenway Park ERUPTS in boos as Governor Healey and Mayor Wu take the field on Red Sox opening day \u2014 37,000 fans making their feelings very clear <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i51cYVpkYd\">pic.twitter.com\/i51cYVpkYd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mass Daily News (@MassDailyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassDailyNews\/status\/2040139573469081665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In October, one of Healey\u2019s aides was arrested for cocaine trafficking after investigators intercepted packages with the drug slated to be delivered to a state office building where he worked, prosecutors said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wu has been a target of frequent controversy due to her\u00a0resistance to immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>In February,\u00a0Wu accused federal immigration\u00a0agents of conducting \u201cunconstitutional\u201d operations in the city and ordered the public release of surveillance and body camera footage from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/04\/sports\/red-sox-fans-boo-gov-healey-mayor-wu-at-fenway-park-opening-day\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey\u00a0and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were booed by fans at the Red Sox home opener Friday. 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