Wednesday night Americans mourned as activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during his Turning Point event at Utah Valley University.
The New York Yankees held a moment of silence Wednesday for Kirk before their game with the Detroit Tigers, only a few hours after hearing about his death on stage.
The Yankee Stadium scoreboard displayed a picture of Kirk with a caption that read 'Remembering Charlie Kirk". On either side of the main scoreboard picture there were large images of lit candles in his memory.
The Yankees’ social media X account also recognized Kirk saying, "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."
Many prominent figures in the sports world took to social media in response to the assassination including former Yankee Mark Teixeira, who recently announced his bid for congress and New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.
Kirk was an adamant baseball fan. He was at Wrigley Field taking pictures with the Chicago Cubs a few weeks ago and was an enormous college football fan for his Oregon Ducks.
All eyes will be on Yankee Stadium tomorrow, where President Trump is supposed to attend the Yankees vs. Tigers game in honor of September 11, 2001.