WATCH: Hamilton Star Botches Anthem Before Mets-Pirates Opening Day Game

The Mets and Pirates haven’t had much success in recent years. So, most fans likely tuned in to Thursday’s Opening Day game matchup expecting to see some mistakes.

However, they probably weren’t expecting to see the mistakes during the national anthem.

Christopher Jackson, one of the stars of the Broadway hit Hamilton, handled the anthem singing duties, and all started well. But that would change.

Instead of singing “O’er the ramparts we watched,” Jackson instead repeated, “What so proudly we hailed.”He didn’t panic, though; he recalibrated and followed up with “were so gallantly streaming” and finished strong.

The singer just messed up the words to the national anthem And he plays George Washington in Hamilton on Broadway. @CitiField @Mets #OpeningDay @ESPNNewYork pic.twitter.com/KbpOmGLzjE

— Kevin (@post_game8) March 26, 2026

Sure, it’s never good to have the guy who plays George Washington mess up the anthem. But, this is far from the only mishap to take place at CitiField.

And even professional singers have spoken frequently about how intimidating it is to sing the anthem before tens of thousands. However, it didn’t