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New York – President Donald Trump will be in the Bronx Thursday evening for the New York Yankees match against the Detroit Tigers, coinciding with the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
It will be the first time that Trump will attend a baseball match during his second term as president, after having attended the World Series for the last time.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said at a press conference before the match he was “excited” to be part of Trump’s presence.
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone watched the canoe before a match against the Rays of Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2022 in New York. (Daniel Shirey / MLB photos via Getty Images)
“I think he will go down and enter the locker room for a minute. Had the honor and fortune of certain presidents over the years, the first throws or anything,” Boone told journalists before the match. “So, the fact that he is going to be here, I am delighted to be part. I don’t know what it will look like, but to interact with him for a few minutes, something that I look forward to.”
Security is reinforced at the TSA levels at the Yankee Stadium, which includes dogs sniffed on the scene. Trump was at the Pentagon earlier during the day for a ceremony on September 11, less than 24 hours after the assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Boone is in his eighth season as a manager of the Yankees, becoming de facto New York during his mandate. But at the time of the attacks, he was with the organization of the Reds of Cincinnati. However, baseball sport played a vital role in bringing normality.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone watched in the stick training before a match against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2024, in New York. (Images Jim Mcisaac / Getty)
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“Give meaning to that and what all this meant, and now with my connection with the Yankees and know what the Yankees, the Dies and really baseball overall, the role that our sport has played in everything it was. Healing, normality, something. Day of reflection, but also a day of sport, there is a pride in the role that our sport played at that time.”
Before opening the doors, Boone and the launchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon set a crown at the September 11 monument to Monument Park. Boone said the gesture was “really significant”.
“Really significant. I was able to do it several times where we are here. To be able to walk with Gerrit and Carlos and really admire an incredible monument, see the Pentagon and see twin towers and police dogs and firefighters all honored there. Hits Home,” he said.
Aaron Boone, Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón des New York Yankees placed a crown on September 11, 2001, before a match against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in New York. (New York Yankees / Getty Images)
“I think you wake up, and it’s different today. A few years ago, we had the game at the Citi Field where it was yankees, and there was a certain greatness and meaning for that. Knowing how many personal stories there are for the people who will be in the building this evening, the people who were in the building that night at Citi Field, and in the field of the type of gross emotion, that several times on this chair that day.
The Yanks and Mets will play Yankee Stadium on September 11 of next year, the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
