Post 9/11 World Series

In 2001, the World Series included the New York Yankees in a duel with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

President George W. Bush was asked to throw out the first pitch in Game 3 of the Series, the first game of that championship to be held in New York, played on October 30. 

At the George W. Bush Library, we have the ball that the President threw, the jacket that he wore, and even the pitching rubber that he stood on at the mound. The jacket was a gift from New York City Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen, and President Bush wore it onto the field in honor of the many men and women who had died trying to save others on 9/11.  Read more

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