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

Thursday night in New York marked the first time since that a sitting president had attended a Major League Baseball encounter 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' - win over the Detroit Tigers in the Bronx on the th anniversary of the Sept attacks CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Roughly a scant miles from Ground Zero Trump received a mostly positive ovation from the more than 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 narrated reporters after the competition 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 participant The reigning AL MVP and favorite to win again this year responded by belting a home run in each of his first two at-bats and tying Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home runs list AARON JUDGE HITS HOME RUNS AFTER MEETING TRUMP WHO CALLED HIM A 'FANTASTIC PLAYER' It was meaningful to see your superstar go out there and do that And I know what it meant to Aaron You guys know how impactful and how critical that NY is that he wears in the pinstripes What it is to represent this city now as one of the faces of the city as a sports figure now it means a lot to him and it's not lost on him So for him to go out and have that competition on a night like tonight is a little extra special Boone revealed The clock almost struck midnight on Trump's visit to the Yankees he entered the clubhouse at around p m ET and according to Boone he was supposed to arrive at p m ET But the skipper sounded like the wait was worth it It was great I was there with Carlos Rodon and Gerrit Cole when he walked into the doors of our clubhouse It's a little intimidating you're a little nervous but he was great Boone declared He's great in that setting real personable took specific pictures shook hands And then we walked him into the main area where the players were and they got to greet him It was a really really cool interaction I think for a lot of people Glad he was able to be here and I think it meant a lot to a lot of people So definitely a cool experience Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter