The Yankees started the 2024 season on a high note. Surpassing the 500 PCT, the team sat at the top of the AL East leaderboard. However, mid-season came, and they slipped to the second position. Adding to the agony, the Bronx lost a series against the Red Sox and Blue Rays. Reviving the team, Yankees two dependables, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, showed their ‘A’ game against the Orioles. Smashing homers, the team won 1-6 in a much-needed game. Still, other than Yankees fans celebrating in New York, the city is witnessing something unusual with former US President Donald Trump. 

In an unfortunate incident on Saturday evening, Donald Trump escaped a major assassination. At around 6:13 p.m., during Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the crowd panicked amid firing noises in the arena. Sharing his thoughts on the incident, Yankees baseball pitcher Clay Holmes had his say.

After the Orioles game, Holmes met with the NJ Advance media reporter in the locker room and said, “I don’t know the details yet, but it’s definitely shocking, it’s definitely sad, it’s crazy.” During the attack, Donald Trump found himself with a bleeding ear caused by the attacker’s bullet. Soon after he got hit, security guards took him off the stage and brought him towards the armored vehicle. 

Also, Yankees manager Aaron Boone opened up on Trump’s incident, saying, “Seeing some of the imagery of it sounds like he’s okay. I mean, that’s scary and terrible and awful, and hopefully he’s okay, and whoever’s involved in that is put away.” Soon after the attack, the medical team checked Trump, and later, he flew to New Jersey.

Additionally, sharing more insights on Donald Trump’s injury, his son Trump Jr. said, he “is in great spirits.” With Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes and Boone offering condolences to the former US President, Trump has a reminiscent connection with the Yankees. 

Donald Trump and Yankees legend Mariano Rivera’s connection

Since a young age, Donald Trump has been a Yankee supporter. He admires later Yankees catcher Yogi Berra and used to collect baseball cards. Also, when he became a businessman, he established a great connection with the Yankees’ late owner, George Steinbrenner. Since 2016, Trump and Mariano Rivera have been in close touch. Both of them have been friends since their Hall of Fame playing days. 

Also, speaking with the host, Sid Rosenberg, about Trump, Rivera said, “I can’t deny that. I will tell that to anyone. Before he was the president, he was my friend. Because of that, I’m going to vote for him.” Riviera has strongly supported Donald Trump since he first stood up for the election in 2016.

Eventually, their friendship continued years later, as they met at the White House in 2020 to watch the youth baseball players’ game. Additionally, Mariano Rivera also got a medal from Donald Trump for his brilliance on the mound and aspiring journey from Panama to the Major Leagues. However, visualizing the present scenario, Donald Trump’s assassination attempt was an unfortunate incident. It has shaken the entire country and might raise security concerns for the people of America.