Boston Mayor and Massachusetts Governor booed on Opening Day

Woke Boston mayor and Massachusetts governor both loudly BOOED during Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park Boston Mayor Wu and Massachusetts Governor Healey, both loudly booed during Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park Share this video: Boston Mayor and Massachusetts Governor booed on Opening Day e-mail 2.9ke-mail 99 View comments e-mail Top +99Home 99 View comments Boston's left-wing Mayor Michelle Wu and liberal Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey have both been mercilessly booed by the Fenway faithful at the Boston Red Sox home opener. While Wu easily won reelection in 2025 and Healey is expected to cruise to a second term this November, Red Sox fans were not interested in an appearance from the pair before their game against the San Diego Padres. The duo stood surrounded by longtime Red Sox legends from their 1986 American League championship winning team who could not stop the 36,233 in attendance from giving them a lengthy boo ahead of Boston's 5-2 win. symbol 00:00 00:00 Read More While both forced smiles, the pair were clearly uncomfortable facing the wrath of the rowdy opening day crowd. Healey has not reacted to the moment, instead making multiple tweets celebrating the Red Sox return to Boston, as well as a proclamation declaring April 3 Red Sox Day in Massachusetts. She also posted a 30-second video including several clips from her attendance at the legendary ballpark, though the boos were not included, declaring herself 'Boston forever. Go Red Sox.' The video included brief moments of herself smiling and posing for photos with the Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster and his sister Tessie. Both Healey and Wu have faced controversies early this year, with Healey having faced backlash after using thousands of dollars in taxpayers' money to give a payoff to a top aide accused of trafficking cocaine