Aaron Boone recalls 'special night' after Trump's meeting with Yankees on 9/11 anniversary

President Donald Trump receives cheers from New York Yankees fans at Yankee Stadium during the national anthem.

NEW YORK – Thursday night in New York marked the first time since 2019 that a sitting president had attended a Major League Baseball game.

It is hardly the first sporting event President Donald Trump has been to since his second term began, but this one had a little extra juice to it.

Trump attended the New York Yankees' 9-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in the Bronx on the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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President Donald Trump poses for a photo with members of the New York Yankees in the locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images)

Roughly a few miles from Ground Zero, Trump received a mostly positive ovation from the more than 40,000 people at Yankee Stadium. Yet the crowd was able to get over differences for multiple "USA" chants throughout the night.

"It was an awesome night. Meaningful," manager Aaron Boone told reporters after the game. "Captain [Aaron Judge] just spoke about it, just having us out there kind of all lined up together, first for the moment of silence, then back out there for the anthem, and just that buzz that New York City can create, you definitely felt it tonight. Obviously, the president being here, just an added layer. September baseball against a really good club. A special night to be a part of, and hopefully none of us took it for granted."

Trump met with the Yankees in the clubhouse and called Judge a "fantastic player." The reigning AL MVP (and favorite to win again this year) responded by belting a home run in each of