Hughes, a Bostonian who coached at Boston College, received a text message from Red Sox manager Terry Francona early Tuesday morning.
"He said, 'Good luck. Pound Jeter inside. Go get 'em,'" Hughes said. "It was pretty cool."
Still, even as a lifelong Red Sox fan, Hughes was thrilled to welcome the Yankees to English Field, chatting with manager Joe Girardi and several players before the game.
"You grow up hating the Yankees your whole life and your kids are born into that mentality," Hughes said. "I will forever look at them differently after today. For these guys to get out of their spring training routine because it's important for them to be a part of this - and they gave a million dollars - I look at the Yankees differently now, and I always will."
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