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President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that he will participate in the New York Yankees game against Detroit Tigers on the 24th anniversary of the September 11th attack.
Trump has participated in several sporting events over the years, but has not participated in a baseball game in his second period.
In 2019, Trump participated in his first period as president, Game 5 in the World Series between Washington Nationals and Houston Astros in the country’s capital. He also participated in the World Series between Astros and Atlanta was broke in 2021, about a year after losing the 2020 election to former President Joe Biden.
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President Donald Trump plays catch with Mariano Rivera (Off-Frame) during a Major League Baseball Opening Day Event in the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2020. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump said in 2020 that he was ready to throw the first pitch of a Yankees game, but it never happened because of a “strong focus” on the pandemic.
Yankees called on fans for Thursday’s games to “budget extra time to entry due to improved security measures at all Yankee Stadium -inputs.” Gates usually open an hour and a half before the first pitch, but on Thursday Gates opens at. 4 p.m. one for 5 p.m. 19.05.
Fans were also encouraged to take public transport due to street closures and extra restrictions on what would be allowed inside the stadium.
President Donald Trump throws a baseball baseball on the southern lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020, in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Security can be further increased after the murder of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday in Utah. Yankees honored Kirk with a moment of silence hours after.
Trump participates in the game after talking on the Pentagon for a ceremony from September 11th. Vice President JD Vance was in Lower Manhattan earlier in the day.
There will be pregame ceremonies to honor the victims and heroes of the attacks. It is not yet known how, or if, Trump will participate.
A general overview of the main board at Yankee Stadium for a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk before a game between New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. (Vincent Carchietta/Imag images)
Yankees has lost each of the first two matches in this series against Detroit as they fight for an al East title while the Tigers run away with all central.
