The New York Yankees have decided to pay tribute to the late Charlie Kirk after his killing this week.
Kirk, the prominent conservative commentator, was shot to death while speaking on the Utah Valley campus in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was hosting an event for Turning Point USA (the right-wing youth organization that he had founded) as part of his American Comeback Tour when he was shot in the neck in the middle of his remarks.
Hours after the shooting occurred, President Donald Trump confirmed that Kirk had died in the attack.
Before Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., the Yankees paid tribute to Kirk. They held a moment of silence for Kirk prior to the first pitch and also aired an image of the commentator on the video board in the stadium.
Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 10, 2025
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
Here is a brief video of the Yankees’ tribute to Kirk.
BREAKING: The New York Yankees just held a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk prior to their game tonight
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 10, 2025
What an honor.
The world will never forget you, Charlie. pic.twitter.com/tLQomyXrJF
Kirk is survived by his wife Erika Frantzve, 36, and their two young children, ages 3 and 1.
