At the opening game of the 2018 World Series who performed the National Anthem?

James Taylor performed the National Anthem before Game 1 of the 2018 World Series. The game was played on October 23, 2018, at Fenway Park in Boston, where the Boston Red Sox hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Taylor was a particularly fitting choice for the ceremony. He is a Massachusetts native, a longtime Red Sox fan, and a familiar figure at Fenway Park. He had also performed at earlier Red Sox World Series ceremonies, including the 2004 and 2013 World Series.

The 2018 series opened with Boston winning Game 1 by a score of 8–4. The Red Sox eventually defeated the Dodgers four games to one, earning their ninth World Series championship. Boston’s victory capped a 108-win regular season, the best record in Major League Baseball that year.

The answer is sometimes confused with performers from other games or other World Series ceremonies. The Boston Pops performed for Game 2, while Taylor specifically sang before the opening game. His performance was “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the official U.S. national anthem.