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The New York Yankees honored the late Charlie Kirk hours after his death. On Wednesday afternoon, Kirk was fatally shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” President Trump announced on social media. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
Not long after Kirk’s passing, the Yankees decided to honor the youth activist/political commentator with a moment of silence before the Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee Stadium,
“Before tonight’s game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.”
“Kirk founded the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had become a fixture on college campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.
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Before tonight’s game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.
Kirk founded the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had become a fixture on college campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old. pic.twitter.com/Fz5xPlmdu0
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 10, 2025
Here’s a video of the Yankees’ moment of silence for Kirk.
🚨 BREAKING: The New York Yankees just held a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk prior to their game tonight
What an honor.
The world will never forget you, Charlie. pic.twitter.com/tLQomyXrJF
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 10, 2025