NEW YORK (AP) -The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves paused before their game Tuesday night to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The Blue Jays and Yankees also paid tribute to police officers, firefighters and emergency workers from both cities in Toronto.
The Shea Stadium scoreboard was turned off as the Mets and Braves lined up along the baselines for a moment of silence. The sparse crowd also stood under an overcast, gray sky.
"9/11 is something that we'll never forget," Mets manager Willie Randolph said before the ceremony. "It seems very fresh in all our minds, I guess."
In Toronto, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins joined Capt. William Liley of the New York Fire Department and Chief Bill Stewart of the Toronto Fire Department on the mound as they threw out ceremonial first pitches.
The pregame ceremony also included an entrance led by the Toronto police motorcycle team, the performance of "Amazing Grace" by the Toronto Fire Pipe and Drum Band, on-field recognition of the top 911 operators of the year and a moment of silence.
Service personnel from each city later stood with the Blue Jays and Yankees on the baselines as the Barenaked Ladies performed the national anthems.
The Mets wore hats from eight New York City departments who sustained losses in the 2001 attacks, and a firefighter sung the national anthem.
A joint color guard made up of seven city and state agencies presented the American flag, and representatives of six response units threw out a ceremonial first pitch.