Gerrit Cole, John Flaherty & David Cone on what being involved in the Lou Gehrig Legacy Gala means to them

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00:00This is a tremendous honor.

00:02You know, all that Lou Gehrig stands for,

00:05all that this organization does in the community,

00:07it's something really special to be a part of.

00:10And it's special to be a part of it, you know,

00:12being a New York Yankee as well, getting to represent the Yankees brand

00:15and getting to represent everything that Lou stood for on and off the field.

00:18Well, it means a lot to me.

00:20I did a lot of work with the ALS Foundation when I was at Tampa Bay Devil Ray

00:23all the way back in the late 90s.

00:25So for five years was invested in that organization.

00:28So when I had an opportunity tonight to, you know,

00:31have an event with Lou Gehrig and have Garrett Cole here and Sarah Langs being honored,

00:35it was one of the nights that I was happy in my schedule.

00:38It was free to be able to take part in it.

00:40It means everything.

00:41I've met so many people in this organization that have been stricken with ALS,

00:46that have family members that are affected by this.

00:49It's the best community I've ever been around because people care so much to try to help people

00:55for a cause that's really, you know, still looking for a cure.

00:59Still nowhere near a cure, but it's made great progress.

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