"It's the latest example of America fans booing the Canadian anthem and vice versa at sporting events in 2025. Canadian fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games in the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off in February. It was widely believed to be a response to President Donald Trump's repeated calling for Canada to join the U.S. as the "51st state" and Trump's tariffs against Canadian goods."
"It became such an international incident that the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Tom Niles, issued an apology. "Most Americans," the apology read, "indeed most New Yorkers, were as deeply offended as were Canadians at the reaction of some spectators to the playing of the Canadian national anthem last week. I hope that Canadians realize that the booing reflected excessive partisan spirit in support of the home team and not any hostility to Canada.""
Yankee Stadium fans loudly booed the Canadian national anthem before Game 3 of the American League Division Series, with boos and chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" as Ontario native Graham Rowat sang "O, Canada." Reciprocal anthem booing occurred elsewhere in 2025, including Canadian fans booing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off and fans booing "O, Canada" at Madison Square Garden. Some observers linked earlier booing to President Donald Trump's remarks about Canada joining the U.S. as a "51st state" and to tariffs on Canadian goods. Yankee anthem boos have recurred during pennant races, prompting a 1985 apology from U.S. Ambassador Tom Niles.
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