Rays’ Sandberg reflects on 9/11 in NY commemoration

NEW YORK — From the massive American flag hanging form the heights of the George Washington Bridge, to the moving speeches made in lower Manhattan, to the thousands of smaller tributes scattered through the boroughs and beyond, evidence of New York’s annual, solemn pause could be seen across the city on Sunday.

And as it does every year on this day, similar services extended to the baseball field. In the Bronx, the Yankees took considerable time to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago.

Which is why around 10:30 ET Sunday morning, Yankees reliever Dellin Betances and manager Joe Girardi ventured to Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park. There, beyond the center-field wall, Betances and Girardi lay a wreath at the museum’s 9/11 Monument. The day strikes a particular chord in Betances, a native New Yorker who was in middle school in September 2001.

Prior to their game against the Rays, the Yankees recognized servicemen and women from Walter Reed and the Ft. Belvoir Wounded …

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