Official Site of the Yankees · Aug 21, 2015
Yanks surprise special needs cheerleaders
Yankees participate in Hope Week 1:36 8/20/15: Members of the Yankees and WWE stars visit disabled kids in New City, New York for Hope Week NEW CITY, N.Y. -- A group of Yankees traded their bats and gloves for some pom-poms Thursday afternoon to join the Hunterdon Huskies Contender Cheerleaders in a rousing cheer.
The girls' faces in the room lit up while being surprised by several Yankees -- Andrew Miller, Michael Pineda, John Ryan Murphy, Chris Capuano, Chasen Shreve and third-base coach Joe Espada -- and professional wrestlers Titus O'Neil and Darren Young of WWE at the Jawonio Center in New City, N.Y., on Thursday afternoon as part of the team's annual HOPE Week.