Credit: Linda Henry/Instagram
NEED TO KNOW
- An awkward proposal occurred at Fenway Park over the weekend
- The woman, Sereh Linn, appeared to respond, “I don’t know,” when a Red Sox fan named Douglas popped the question for the stadium to see
- “I wouldn’t want to get proposed to while being surrounded by a dumpster fire either,” one fan said after the moment went viral
It was a brutal weekend at Fenway Park for Red Sox fans, who not only saw the team drop to 13-21 on the season, but witnessed a proposal that went viral for the wrong reasons.
During the fifth inning of the Red Sox’s game against the Houston Astros on Sunday, May 3, Boston fans turned their attention to the jumbotron, as a man named Douglas proposed to his girlfriend, Sereh Linn, who didn’t appear thrilled with the surprise.
The moment was captured on video by Linda Pizzuti Henry, the CEO of the Boston Globe and Boston.com, and the wife of team owner John W. Henry. She posted the clip of Douglas popping the question on her Instagram Story with the caption, “Quieter reaction on this one … .. Congratulations Sereh and Douglas.”
Credit: Linda Henry/Instagram
The jumbotron video featured Douglas and Serah Linn in their seats as the graphic, “Sereh Linn, will you marry me?” flashed on the screen.
The couple appeared to exchange some words, according to social media footage, as fans inside Fenway Park waited to react. Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald speculated on X if Sereh Linn said, “I don’t know,” in response to the proposal.
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Douglas then leaned in for a kiss, to which Serah Linn obliged, but neither appeared to celebrate much after.
It didn’t take long for the social media chorus to chime in, with one X user, who claimed to be in attendance at Sunday’s game, stating: “I was there as well. It was very uncomfortable.” Another added, “Oh nooooooo…. They were definitely not in the same page.”
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One X user even called the moment the “most uncomfortable ballpark proposal in Fenway history.”
The awkward moment was even referenced on the popular Instagram account Art But Make It Sports, comparing Douglas and Serah Linn’s Jumbotron moment to the painting, An Embarrassing Proposal, by Jean-Antoine Watteau circa 1715-16.
A handful of Red Sox fans said the moment was emblematic of the dreadful season the team is having. “I wouldn’t want to get proposed to while being surrounded by a dumpster fire either,”one fan said on X. Another wrote: “I would not be happy being proposed to during the worst Sox season since my birth, either. That’s not good juju.”
The Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora after a disappointing 10-17 start in late April, along with five members of the coaching staff, per MLB.com.
Boston is at the bottom of the American League East standings.
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