How baseball helped heal the nation after 9/11

Plus: Grand slam makes Yankees history

Friday, September 11 View In Browser  25 years later, a look back at how America recovered   A new two-hour documentary on MLB Network, MLB.TV and MLB+ -- "When America Took the Field" -- examines how baseball brought people together and provided hope and a sense of normalcy in the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11. TOP NEWS MLB to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 with tributes, service Yankees visit 9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of 25-year commemoration Former Mets honor 9/11 heroes with special visit Unsure when -- or if -- he'd be back, Volpe makes grand return to Yanks What to expect from Dodgers top prospect De Paula in The Show Brewers prospect hits the most homers in a season this century MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS Why a Mets shirt flies at a 9/11 memorial in Ireland Michael Cawley was an NYFD firefighter who sacrificed his life on 9/11, and his legacy endures in a way that perfectly encapsulates his love for the Mets: "Michael was on another level," his brother says. Can anyone catch Miz in NL Cy Young race? Jacob Misiorowski has been the frontrunner all season -- and for good reason -- but the race is actually closer than you might think. Father-son duo highlights Stats of the Week Griffin Conine's historic homer, PCA's latest milestone and Cam Schlittler's dominance are among Sarah Langs' top mind-blowing moments from the past week in baseball. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Oneil Cruz   433 ft 4th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Oneil Cruz   117.4 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob deGrom   99.6 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Mariners   39.5% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Oneil Cruz   433 ft 4th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Oneil Cruz   117.4 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob deGrom   99.6 mph 2nd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Mariners   39.5% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Jared Jones Took no-no into 7th; 17 K's, .095 opponents' avg. in 2 Sept. starts Jacob deGrom Season-high 12 K's, most since 9/18/22 while member of Mets (13) Oneil Cruz 117.4 mph exit velo hardest-hit homer this season Zack Wheeler 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB; 7th start with 9 or more strikeouts Logan Gilbert 1st Mariner with 10+ K's in consecutive outings since 2018 (Paxton) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY At the time, this diving grab by Jake Mangum kept a no-hitter going in the 7th. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK MLB Central live from Citi Field Join Robert Flores, Mark DeRosa and Lauren Shehadi live from Citi Field during a special 9/11 community event for the latest news and highlights, plus conversations with Commissioner Rob Manfred and Mets alumni at 10 a.m. ET. Friday doubleheader action Catch the Pirates vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET before the Subway Series is front and center with the Mets vs. Yankees at 7 (or Braves vs. Phillies). MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD TB 1 ATL 3 HOU 2 PHI 1 TEX 3 SEA 4 COL 3 NYY 10 PIT 2 CWS 0 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.