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Mets Hold Emotional Tribute On 9/11, 18 Years After Historic Night At Shea Stadium

REMEMBERING 9/11:

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Filing onto Citi Field, standing uniform next to uniform, hundreds of New York City’s first responders join the New York Mets around the diamond before Wednesday’s game.

“He was a Yankees fan. I’m not trying to make him mad or anything,” 12-year-old Jack McNamara said.

McNamara was at the game honoring his father, a firefighter who died of 9/11-related cancer 10 years ago, when jack was only two.

“Having friends around us on this day is really heartwarming.”

On Sept. 21, 2001, the Mets game at Shea Stadium marked the city’s first professional sports event after the terror attacks 10 days prior.