The home run that saved a life on 9/11

The fate of a playoff series unknowingly kept Brad Thomas off American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001. At the center of the unlikely chain of events was a young Michael Cuddyer and a walk-off home run

Jeff EisenbergSenior writerThu, September 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM UTC·9 min read