A rainbow appeared during a moment of silence for the late Aretha Franklin at Comerica Park

By Jessica Kleinschmidt

August 21, 2018

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, passed away at the age of 76 last Thursday in her hometown of Detroit. The Tigers paid tribute to her on the same day in their game notes, and during another tribute on Tuesday, something magical happened.
Prior to the Cubs-Tigers game, fans at Comerica Park participated in a moment of silence for Aretha. A picture of her with the words "Respect" and "Forever our queen" was displayed on the big screen - and then a rainbow appeared right above it:

Some pictures say it all. pic.twitter.com/abFKT7gsQM
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 21, 2018

Some photos are worth a thousand words, but don't need any.

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