Trump meets Aaron Decide, Yankees star slugs 2 homers

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Maybe President Donald Trump's pregame speech lit a fireplace below Aaron Decide.

The New York Yankees celebrity, who's trying to win his third MVP in 4 years, homered twice after assembly with Trump, who known as him a "incredible participant," within the Bronx Bombers' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Throughout his journey to the clubhouse on the twenty fourth anniversary of the assaults on Sept. 11, Trump complimented Decide's 6-foot-7, 282-pound body.

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President Donald Trump greets Yankees Aaron Decide and different gamers within the locker room forward of the Yankees baseball recreation in opposition to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium within the Bronx, New York on September 11, 2025. (DOUG MILLS/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

"When you have that a lot muscle, it's a must to hit the ball additional," Trump mentioned. "You’re a incredible participant."

Trump additionally joked that he wished Decide was "a bit of greater."

Decide homered in each his first and second at-bats for his forty fifth and forty sixth dwelling runs of the season. The second put him in a tie with Joe DiMaggio for fourth place on the Yankees' all-time dwelling runs listing with 361.

President Donald Trump talks with Aaron Decide #99 of the New York Yankees within the locker room earlier than a baseball recreation in opposition to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Photos)

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He was plunked on the primary pitch of his third plate look, prompting many boos. He singled within the fifth and struck out trying within the seventh to go 3-for-4 on the night time.

Decide is the reigning MVP however is presently battling Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh , who already has an MLB-high 53 homers albeit a .241 batting common and an OPS almost 200 factors decrease than Decide's. If Juddge brings dwelling the {hardware} this yr, he would change into the primary Yankee to win back-to-back MVP Awards since Roger Maris in 1960 and 1961.

He would even be the primary Yankees participant to win the MVP Award thrice in 4 years since DiMaggio did it from 1939 to 1942.

New York Yankees proper fielder Aaron Decide (99) rounds the bases after hitting a solo dwelling run in opposition to the Detroit Tigers through the first inning at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Imagn Photos)

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He additionally now has 100 RBI on the season and is 4 dwelling runs away from the fourth 50-homer season of his profession. He would be part of Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Babe Ruth as the one gamers with as many 50-homer campaigns.