Trump arrives at Yankee Stadium, gives speech to team ahead of 9/11 anniversary game

President Donald Trump arrived at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and spoke to the New York Yankees ahead of their anniversary meeting against the Detroit Tigers Trump landed in New York shortly after p m and a couple of hours earlier Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated Trump was meeting with the company in the clubhouse before the meeting Had the honor and fortune of various presidents over the years first pitches or whatever it may be So the fact that he s gonna be here I m excited to be a part of I don t know what it ll be like but to interact with him for a minimal minutes something I m looking forward to Boone revealed Thursday marked the first time Trump attended a Major League Baseball match since the World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves after his presidential term Prior to Thursday his last meeting as a sitting president was in the World Series between the Astros and Washington Nationals Trump disclosed earlier this month that he would attend the challenge The Yankees communicated it on Wednesday and urged fans to arrive early and take general transportation Gates opened at p m ET minutes earlier than normal Prior to Trump's arrival the Yankees scoreboard revealed highlights of the World Series between the Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks won the series in seven games but the Yankees' victories in Games and both ended in dramatic walk-offs less than two months after the Sept attacks Already guaranteed to have a heightened presence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination defense was boosted throughout the ballpark with the Secret Function and sniffer dogs outside the gates Boone Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon laid a wreath at the monument in Monument Park earlier Thursday Next season the Yankees and New York Mets will face off at Yankee Stadium on the th anniversary of the attacks They played at Citi Field on Sept This is a urgent news story Check back for updates