They came to the aid of a Red Sox in need.

…Bridget survived, and doctors re-attached the leg—but her body rejected it, and it had to be removed. She would need a prosthetic leg, and although the Red Sox had been financially generous to Johnson, money was still a problem, [Yankee hitting coach Kevin] Long told the roomful of Yankee players….

(Thanks to the long-suffering, slightly envious Mets fan who sent this to me.)