Red Sox

James Taylor will sing anthem before Game 1 of World Series

Taylor also performed the anthem before Game 2 of the 2013 World Series.

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James Taylor performs at the Nearness of You concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Scott Roth/Invision/AP

Massachusetts singer/songwriter James Taylor will perform the national anthem before Game 1 of the World Series, he said Monday.

The Red Sox and Dodgers open the series at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Taylor made the announcement on Twitter.

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He also performed the anthem before Game 2 of the 2013 World Series.

Taylor, born in Boston, is a Red Sox fan. His 2015 song, “Angels of Fenway’’ is an ode to the Olde Towne Team.