Mariners, A’s participate in 9/11 tribute

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OAKLAND — Mariners manager Scott Servais remembers being at the latter end of his career in Houston on Sept. 11, 2001. His wife and three kids were in town, and they had to drive back to their home in Colorado because every airport had been shut down.

“I don’t think anybody will forget where they were and what they went through at that point,” said Servais.

Fifteen years later, Servais, the Mariners and the A’s remembered the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on that tragic day with an extended pregame ceremony, including a moment of silence, at Oakland Coliseum.

The events also included an on-field motorcade in honor of Oakland’s annual Law Enforcement Day. The Oakland Police Department presented the day’s colors and members of the Oakland Fire Department spread a …

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