{"id":24943,"date":"2026-08-02T07:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24943"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:48:23","slug":"sopranos-star-sings-national-anthem-at-mets-game-on-same-day-that-fellow-castmember-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24943","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sopranos&#8217; star sings national anthem at Mets game on same day that fellow castmember dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Saturday was a bittersweet day for fans of &#8220;The Sopranos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Fans of the legendary TV series were excited to see one of the show&#8217;s stars belting out the National Anthem at a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6002941\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Mets<\/a> game.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But, eerily, it happened on the same day that one of the series&#8217; most recognizable stars <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6002942\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/obituary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed away<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6002943\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ben-affleck-casey-afflecks-mom-chris-anne-affleck-dead-83-after-pancreatic-cancer-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BEN AFFLECK AND CASEY AFFLECK&#8217;S MOM, CHRIS ANNE AFFLECK, DEAD AT 83 AFTER PANCREATIC CANCER BATTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/jamie-lynn-sigler-mets.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jamie-Lynn Sigler\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow on &#8220;The Sopranos,&#8221; sang the national anthem ahead of Saturday&#8217;s Mets game.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Jim McIsaac\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On Saturday, the Mets hosted the Miami Marlins at Citi Field, and before the game, they welcomed Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the series, to sing &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That was a solid rendition, and fans were excited to see Sigler out on the field handling anthem duties.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, there was a bit of an eerie coincidence that fans started to notice as the day went on.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6002944\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Also on Saturday, it was announced that actor <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6002945\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sopranos-actor-vincent-pastore-dead-80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vincent Pastore<\/a>, who played Salvatore &#8220;Big Pussy&#8221; Bonpensiero, had passed away at the age of 80.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fans certainly took notice of how the two things coincided.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Again, a total coincidence&#8230; but let&#8217;s be honest about it, that&#8217;s kind of odd.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s not every day that a cast member from the show sings the anthem at a Major League Baseball game, so for it to happen and start making the rounds on social media on the same day that we learned that a beloved actor from the show had died?<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Yeah, that&#8217;s really wild.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/vinny-pastore-james-gandolfini.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"James Gandolfini and Vinny Pastore at the premiere of \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>&#8220;The Sopranos&#8221; star, Vinny Pastore, died at the age of 80.<\/span> <span>(Richard Corkery\/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But it also goes to show what an impact &#8220;The Sopranos&#8221; has had, considering it came to an end in 2007.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Which is just under 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Feel old?<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was a bittersweet day for fans of &#8220;The Sopranos.&#8221; Fans of the legendary TV series were excited to see one of the show&#8217;s stars belting out the National Anthem at a New York Mets game. But, eerily, it happened on the same day that one of the series&#8217; most recognizable stars passed away. 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