Matheny recalls emotional first game after 9/11

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals, along with other teams across MLB, held a pregame ceremony and moment of silence in remembrance of those who died on September 11, 2001, on Sunday. Teams wore hats with American flags on the side, with the sale of the caps benefiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Pentagon Memorial and the Flight 93 Memorial. Each team also used special lineup cards and base jewels as part of the remembrance.

Six days after the attacks, baseball resumed with the Cardinals opening a set against the Brewers in St. Louis. Late Cardinals radio play-by-play announcer Jack Buck read a poem he wrote titled “For America” as part of a pregame ceremony that included firefighters and policemen on the warning track with an American flag unfurled on the outfield grass. His voice cracked with emotion and his hands shook due to Parkinson’s …

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