Rightfully so, the most memorable baseball moment after 9/11 was Hall of Famer Mike Piazza’s game-winning home run in the New York Mets first game after the national tragedy. Less than two months after the Twin Towers were struck, Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks captivated America by defeating the New York Yankees in one of the greatest World Series of all-time.
As the country recovered, baseball helped to offer an escape, if only for a few hours.
In one of America’s most historic cities, the Philadelphia Phillies welcomed the Atlanta Braves to Veterans Stadium in their first game since 9/11 on Sept.