McGuire was known to perform the national anthem during that postseason, which included a decisive World Series Game 7 walk-off victory over the New York Yankees, whom the Diamondbacks just so happened to schedule their 25-year World Series anniversary for during their weekend series.In fact, McGuire’s lore in Arizona led to him getting his own World Series ring.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
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19, 2026.(Getty Images)But during his rendition on Saturday, with a sell-out crowd at Chase Field to celebrate and watch the D-Backs face off against the Yankees, McGuire’s trumpet began to malfunction.It wasn’t the smooth song that McGuire was known for, but it was the equipment that was giving him a hard time.
McGuire tried to correct it, but after realizing in the beginning of The Star-Spangled Banner that it wouldn’t cut it, he reacted in the best way possible.McGuire sang the rest of the way.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!The 68-year-old, who once served as the lead trumpeter for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in New York City, while also performing his trumpeted anthem for three U.S.
presidents, took the microphone and started to belt the words right where he left off.The crowd gave him a quick cheer before going silent again to honor the Stars and Stripes, as McGuire continued to show his vocal range in front of the mass crowd.As McGuire reached the climax of the anthem, the large American flag began to wave in the outfield, bringing together a beautiful scene before first pitch that almost went totally awr...