NEW YORK -- The terrorist attack in Manchester, England on Monday night probably took many New Yorkers back to that horrifying Tuesday September morning 16 years ago.

The Yankees, who lived through the fear, anger, sadness and depression that 9/11 brought to so many New Yorkers in 2001, were horrified again hearing a suicide bomber blew himself up and killed 22 fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.

Many of the injured were teenagers and an eight-year-old girl was among the victims. The bomb went off minutes after Grande, an American pop singer, finished her set.

Several Yankees players and manager Joe Girardi discussed the incident before Tuesday night's game at Yankee Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.

Before the first pitch, the Yankees honored victims with a moment of silence and then playing the United Kingdom's national anthem, "God Save the Queen," before the Star-Spangled Banner.

In his pre-game news conference, Girardi said security at public events such as Yankees games was on his mind.

"I think you always think about it," he said. "I think our people (at Yankee Stadium) have done a really good job doing everything they can to protect our fans and protect the players and everyone involved who's involved in this building. But you're always worried. That's the world that we live in. So you put your faith in the people who are taking care of us and you trust them."

Randy Miller may be reached at rmiller@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @RandyJMiller. Find NJ.com on Facebook.