Overview

• The Yankees and the White House confirmed the president’s attendance for the Bronx game, which features pregame tributes to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks.
• Stadium gates opened at 4 p.m., with the team urging fans to arrive early, use mass transit, and expect street closures and limited parking around Yankee Stadium.
• Bag rules were narrowed to one clutch no larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches, with no liquids, bottles, laptops or tablets allowed and no on‑site storage for prohibited items.
• Secret Service and NYPD deployed visible security including metal detectors, K9 sweeps, overhead helicopters, added barriers and restricted access areas; the agency asked fans to consider leaving bags at home.
• The president attended a Pentagon 9/11 observance earlier in the day, and organizers pointed to recent U.S. Open delays and the assassination of Charlie Kirk as context for heightened precautions.