Yankees meet the moment in special game that meant more than baseball

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Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter stand with Sean McGuire and his wife Brielle Saracini who both lost their father’s on 9/11 after they throw out the first pitch of the game in a pre-game ceremony in honor of 9/11 before the start of the first inning at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter stand with Sean McGuire and his wife Brielle Saracini, who both lost their fathers on 9/11, after they throw out the first pitch of the game in a pre-game ceremony in honor of 9/11 before the start of the first inning at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

This wasn’t just another game on the 162-game slate; no, sir. So of course, the Yankees appropriately planned a big ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11

What they couldn’t plan or predict was for Cody Bellinger, the only Yankee who is the son of a 2001 Yankee and also the only Yankees who’s the son of a firefighter, providing the big hit in a Yankees win. 

“Very cool,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Great at-bat there. I think it was probably ball four. But that’s the beauty of Belly.” 

Bellinger is a beauty all right. He’s a former MVP who’s remade himself into a star again after injuries derailed his career. 

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