Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S A NEW YORK HOMECOMING LIKE NO OTHER

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

IT'S A NEW YORK HOMECOMING LIKE NO OTHER

Source: Side-Out Foundation

Baseball fever is in the air again as Opening Day 2020 quickly approaches. Announcements on Tuesday bring even more to look forward to as the Yankees and their cross-town rival Mets are set to host the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 in Citifield next September.

"I can't imagine how powerful and how emotional of an event that could be," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said." Just the thought of it gives me goosebumps. After so much waiting for the season to start it is exciting to learn that this game will happen and hopefully in front of fans.

Source: Fox Sports

"The 20th-anniversary game will be played not far from the site of demolished Shea Stadium, where Hall of Famer Mike Piazza hit a memorable home run for the Mets against the Braves on Sept. 21, 2001, in the first major sporting event in the city following the attacks. The Mets wore hats honoring the city's first responders for the game," reported ESPN.

Source: Orange County Register

But luckily we don't have to wait until next year to see the Yankees and Mets play. As a matter of fact, the two teams will square off in exhibition games on July 18 and 19 ahead of the Opening Day. Then Joe Girardi will take his new team, the Philadelphia Phillies, to the Bronx for an exhibition game that is sure to draw some emotion. Didi Gregorius will be with them as he takes to shortstop for his new team.

It's a homecoming like no other and I can't wait for it to get started. Just under two weeks until the 2020 baseball season kicks off! Get excited everyone!