Yankees hold moment of silence in honor of Charlie Kirk after shooting death in Utah

The New York Yankees held a moment of silence ahead of Wednesday night's contest against the Detroit Tigers to honor conservative influencer Charlie Kirk Kirk died after being shot at a speaking event in Utah earlier in the day The club displayed a photo of Kirk on their jumbotron ahead of the competition with the message remembering Charlie Kirk CHARLIE KIRK TURNING POINT USA FOUNDER DEAD AT AFTER UTAH CAMPUS SHOOTING Before tonight's championship 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 years old the squad stated in a post on X The conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA was declared dead shortly after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University President Donald Trump substantiated Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social The Great and even Legendary Charlie Kirk is dead No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie He was loved and admired by ALL especially me and now he is no longer with us Trump wrote Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika and family Charlie we love you The event prompted emotional responses from multiple prominent figures in the sports world including former Yankee Mark Teixeira and New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMKirk died after he was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being shot Wednesday at a Utah event a law enforcement official explained The Associated Press Video posted from the event appeared to show Kirk being shot as he spoke to the crowd from under a white pop-up tent After the shot the crowd dispersed with onlookers shouting Run run run The FBI announced the subject of the shooting is in custody Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this review Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter