The Magic Bracelet?

On May 15, 2009 Yankee center fielder Brett Gardner hit an inside the park home run, the first ever at the new Yankee Stadium. What wasn't known at the time was the inspiration behind the rare sports feat. It was a teenage girl named Alyssa Esposito who he had visited in a hospital a few hours earlier. She needed a heart. He needed a hit.

BY VANESSA TYLER | wpix.com

June 12, 2009