RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes never met George Steinbrenner, but says his caring will keep him as part of the Hokies history forever.
In 2008, Steinbrenner sent the New York Yankees to Blacksburg to play an exhibition game against the Hokies. It was the second part of a promise Steinbrenner made once he saw news of a shooting massacre at Tech in which a gunman killed 32 teachers and students on campus.
The first part was a $1 million donation to a relief fund set up to help the families of those killed and wounded in the April 16, 2007 shootings.
Hughes says sending Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees to Blacksburg helped the community heal for a day, and was a big part of the healing process at Virginia Tech.
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