President Donald Trump will attend the Yankees game in the Bronx on 9/11, according to two high-ranking law enforcement sources, although a third source familiar with the discussions says a decision is not yet final.
The Yankees are scheduled to play the Detroit Tigers at 7:05 p.m.
Trump’s other plans for the solemn day, commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were not immediately publicized.
The law enforcement sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the president’s plans. The White House Press Office did not respond to a request for comment. The Yankees would not comment.
A source familiar with the plans said Trump’s visit to Yankee Stadium next week was not yet confirmed.
Before he became president, Trump often was the personal guest of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner at Yankee Stadium. Longtime Yankees president Randy Levine told CBS during a 2019 visit to the White House that he saw Trump award Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera the Presidential Medal of Honor.
“George always used to say we had a great record when Donald was at the table with him,” Levine told CBS. And because George was superstitious, especially during the playoffs, he would always call Donald to make sure he was there.”
The Baseball Almanac cites a June 2010 interview Trump did with MTV, where he said: “When I was 17, I loved sports. I was always a good athlete. I played football, baseball, soccer. I wrestled. I think the thing I liked best was baseball. I was captain of the baseball team. I was supposed to be a professional baseball player. Fortunately, I decided to go into real estate instead. I played first base and I also played catcher. I was a good hitter. I just had a good time.”
Newsday’s Robert Brodsky and Laura Figueroa Hernandez contributed to this story.