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I’m an outfielder for the New York Yankees, and I can do a lot of things to help my team win a ball game.<\/p>\n

I’m blessed with great speed—I leg out bunts, steal bases and stretch singles into doubles. I’ve learned to be a disciplined hitter—I draw walks and I get on base. I’m pretty good with the glove too—I get to a lot of balls because of my speed.<\/p>\n

What I definitely am not blessed with is power. I’m no slugger. One look at me and you’ll know why.<\/p>\n

The official Yankees’ guide lists me as 5’ 10,” 185 pounds, but that’s generous. When I walked to the plate the night of May 15, 2009, I had one career home run to my credit. And I didn’t have much of a prayer of hitting another.<\/p>\n

Then again, prayer had already been a big part of my day. That morning I’d visited kids at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, not that far from Yankee Stadium. I have to admit, when I walked into the hospital reading room, I didn’t know much about the boys and girls I’d be seeing—how sick they were, what they were going through.<\/p>\n

Project Sunshine<\/a>, an organization that provides free educational, arts and social programs to kids with medical challenges, had put the visit together. I was there with Linda Ruth Tosetti, one of Babe Ruth’s granddaughters. She told the story of how the Babe had once promised a sick child that he’d hit a home run for him, and how, later that day, he had done exactly that.<\/p>\n

Then Linda introduced me. I explained that I almost never hit home runs. I told some baseball stories—about how I made the Yankees, about my better-known teammates, like Derek Jeter.<\/p>\n

Afterward, one girl came up to me in her wheelchair. She was on the small side, but flashed a huge smile. She introduced herself: Alyssa Esposito, 18, of Long Island, New York. She told me she was waiting for a heart transplant. “I’ve been here since January,” she said.<\/p>\n

Oh, man<\/em>, I thought. To me, a bad day was going 0 for 4 at the plate. And here was this girl, just a teenager, fighting for her life.<\/p>\n

Alyssa tapped me on the arm. I figured she wanted an autograph. Instead, she said, “I have something I want to give you.” She unhooked a bracelet from around her wrist. It was simple, a yellow cord with a small silver charm. She had gotten it that morning from Project Sunshine. “This will make you hit a home run tonight,” Alyssa said. “I prayed about it.”<\/p>\n

“Thank you,” I said, slipping the bracelet on, praying that by some miracle I’d slug a ball out of the park. More important, I prayed she’d get the transplant she’d been waiting for.<\/p>\n

“I’ll be watching the game,” she said.<\/p>\n

When I got to Yankee Stadium in the afternoon, I checked the lineup card for our game that night against the Minnesota Twins. I wasn’t scheduled to play. So much for answered prayers<\/em>, I thought. I hoped Alyssa wouldn’t be disappointed. I took off her bracelet and tucked it safely in my locker. Then I pulled on my uniform and turned my focus to baseball.<\/p>\n

The game began. I sat on the bench, watching our left fielder Johnny Damon roam the outfield, tracking down fly balls. Then the craziest thing happened. In the third inning, Johnny—generally a mellow guy—got into it with the home plate umpire over a called third strike. The ump tossed him out of the game.<\/p>\n

Joe Girardi, our manager, pointed to me. “Gardy,” he said, “you’re playing left.”<\/p>\n

My first time up, I singled. My next at-bat came in the seventh inning. We were trailing the Twins, 4-1. With two out, I stepped to the plate. I have to be honest, I wasn’t thinking about Alyssa. I was thinking about doing my job: getting on base, then maybe stealing second to get into scoring position so we could get back in the game.<\/p>\n

Strike one. Focus<\/em>, I told myself.<\/p>\n

Strike two. I stepped out of the batter’s box and gathered myself. Took a deep breath.<\/p>\n

I was ready for the third pitch. I lined a shot that sliced toward the left field foul line. Single, I figured, running to first base. Our first base coach waved his arm—the signal to head for second. Turning, I saw the ball get past the Twins left fielder and roll to the wall. Double, I thought. But as I neared second, I saw the ball take a crazy carom away from the left fielder. Triple, I decided and raced for third.<\/p>\n

That’s when our third-base coach began windmilling his arm. I went into an all-out sprint for home. I knew it would be a close play. Ten feet from the plate, I dove headfirst. Safe! An inside-the-park home run!<\/p>\n

In the dugout, the guys were all over me. Inside-the-park homers are pretty exciting, and very rare. We’d cut the lead to 4-2 and were back in the game.<\/p>\n

I took a seat on the bench and tried to catch my breath. That’s when it occurred to me: It happened just like Alyssa said it would!<\/p>\n

I told my teammates about Alyssa and the bracelet. I think she inspired us, because we rallied in the ninth inning to win the game, 5-4.<\/p>\n

Alyssa’s prayer for me had been answered. But what about my prayer for her? Take care of her, Lord<\/em>, I pleaded.<\/p>\n

The next day, one of the Yankees publicists pulled me aside. “Did you hear about Alyssa?” he asked. “They found a donor. She had a successful heart transplant last night.”<\/p>\n

I saw Alyssa that summer, when she was well enough to visit Yankee Stadium. She flashed a huge grin and tapped her chest, where her new heart was. “You had a big heart to begin with,” I said.<\/p>\n

“Do you still have the bracelet?” she asked.<\/p>\n

“I keep it in my locker,” I said. It’s a reminder of the power of prayers—and of the One who answers them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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