Jonny Gomes wore his American flag jacket to the White House after all
President Barack Obama, shakes hands with Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, where the president honored the 2013 World Series baseball champion Boston Red Sox. Outfielder Jonny Gomes, sporting an American flag jacket is at right. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Several days ago, the Red Sox tweeted a few images of stars-and-stripes-themed blazers ordered for the team by Jonny Gomes:
At first, some speculated that the team would wear the jackets for their White House visit on Tuesday, especially since the order included one for President Obama. We soon learned that the team did not in fact plan to make the patriotic garb their official presidential visit attire.
But as you can see above, there was one exception. Nailed it:
