NEW YORK -- Some 450 feet from where Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder catch highlighted the 1954 World Series, Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances showed off a broad grin as he handed out turkeys with all of the fixings. For hundreds of New Yorkers who otherwise might have gone without on Thanksgiving, these grabs were undoubtedly game-changers.
Betances appeared recently at the Polo Grounds Community Center in Harlem, participating in a food drive on the patch of land that the Giants, Yankees and Mets all once called home. With assists from the Rosemark Group and Whole Foods Market, Betances helped more than 800 families put feasts on their tables this holiday.