Yankee all-stars coach spirit of Tomodachi

Baseball legends and former teammates Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui team up for the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Middle-school children lead by Jeter and Matsui participated in the three-inning contest. While children from various military installations throughout Japan represented Team Jeter, Japanese children represented Team Matsui. The game helped raise awareness for victims affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.

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Players from Team Jeter take pictures inside the dugout of the Tokyo Dome, Japan, March 21, 2015. A member of Team Jeter said that he was thankful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only meet baseball legends, but also to help raise awareness for children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Players from Team Jeter warm up before the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015 at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Team Jeter played against Team Matsui in an effort to raise awareness about children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Hideki Matsui, retired New York Yankees baseball player, demonstrates how to hit a baseball for children during the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. The game helped to raise awareness for children impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Derek Jeter, retired New York Yankees baseball player, demonstrates how to hit a baseball for Japanese and American children during the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Jeter teamed up with former Yankee Hideki Matsui to support survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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A child prepares to hit a baseball during a batting clinic taught by Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. The former Yankees teammates partnered once more for the Tomodachi Charity Baseball. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Derek Jeter, retired New York Yankees baseball player, walks to congratulate Team Matsui for their victory in the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Team Jeter played against Team Matsui in the three-inning contest, which raised awareness for victims affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Honor Guard members carry their respective flags during the opening ceremonies at the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Middle-school children from throughout Japan participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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A member of Team Jeter swings at an incoming pitch during the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Derek Jeter teamed up with former Yankee Hideki Matsui for the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game to support survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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A member of Team Jeter practices swinging a bat during the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. The team was led by former Yankee, Derek Jeter, to raise awareness for children impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)

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Yankee all-stars coach spirit of Tomodachi

Published March 26, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Delano Scott
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Baseball legends and former teammates Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui team up for the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Middle-school children lead by Jeter and Matsui participated in the three-inning contest. While children from various military installations throughout Japan represented Team Jeter, Japanese children represented Team Matsui. The game helped raise awareness for victims affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.