President Trump attends Yankees-Tigers game in the Bronx as pregame ceremony honors 9/11 victims, heroes
President Trump attended Thursday night's Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee Stadium.
He visited players in the locker room before the game and spoke about his friendship with late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
"For some reason, I don't know what it was, we won every time I came," he told the team.
Mr. Trump added, "You're going to win, you're going to go all the way, and you'll get in the playoff. And I think you're going to do, I think we'll start off, how about tonight? We'll start from tonight on, and you're going to do well."
He then shook hands and took photos with the team before heading to an upper level box suite, where he watched the game. He was joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Mr. Trump was shown on the stadium jumbotron several times during the game, drawing both cheers and jeers from the crowd.
The president arrived in the city Thursday afternoon after he and First Lady Melania Trump attended the 9/11 observance at the Pentagon earlier in the day.
At Yankee Stadium, a pregame ceremony honored the victims and heroes of 9/11, and the Yankees wore hats with the New York City fire and police department logos on them.
The Yankees ended up beating the Tigers 9-3.
This is the second time Mr. Trump has been in town for a sporting event this week. He was in Queens for the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday.
Enhanced security at Yankee Stadium
Security was beefed up at Yankee Stadium ahead of the president's arrival. Secret Service agents were seen lining perimeter, the NYPD had a mobile command center set up and K-9 units on the scene, and helicopters circled over the stadium.
There was also security glass installed outside the suite where Trump was sitting.
Gates opened three hours before first pitch, and there were limits on what fans were allowed to bring inside.
"They've always done a great job here keeping us secure here at Yankee Stadium. Today, a little moreso, and we appreciate it. They're doing a great job," one fan said.
"It's a solemn day, but it's a day that Americans have to come together and celebrate the things that we love the most," another fan said.