Yankees and Mets played an emotional game in New York on 20th Anniversary of 9/11. 42,000 Fans packed the stadium 45 minutes before the game. 2001 Mets and Yankees Managers Threw the Historic First Pitch Together. Mets and Yankees Players shared the field with First Responders 20 years after the World Trade Center Attack. “This was more than just a baseball game tonight,” --Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.