"I think you reflect on how important your mother was to you," Girardi said. "And I think we all know someone who dealt with breast cancer. I watched my sister go through it. Whatever we can do to bring awareness to it, support it, get rid of this disease, hey, we're all in."
Nearly every hitter in Girardi's lineup brought a pink bat to the plate, at least for the first at-bat, in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Orioles. Third baseman Chase Headley was one of several Yankees who took the field wearing pink shoes.