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Yanks surprise special needs cheerleaders

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.