Watch: Flyover at Target Field in remembrance of Sept. 11 attacks

Two of the pilots were relatives of Twins reliever Griffin Jax.
The Twins hold a tribute in honor of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy ahead of a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Target Field in Minneapolis.
The Twins hold a tribute in honor of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy ahead of a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Target Field in Minneapolis. / Bring Me The News
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The 421st Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conducted a flyover of Target Field in Minneapolis ahead of Wednesday night’s game between the Twins and Los Angeles Angels to pay tribute and remember the tragic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York. 

Two of the four pilots conducting the flyover are Capt. Parker Jax and Capt. Chandler Jax, the brother and sister-in-law of Twins reliever Griffin Jax. Capt. Carson Jax, also Griffin’s brother, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday night’s game was underway. 


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