The Rangers made the grandest of classy gestures on Friday.

The team donated $5,000 to the GoFundMe.com fundraiser account raising money for Associated Press sports writer Ira Podell, a beloved mainstay on Garden press row until last spring when a brain tumor, surgery and subsequent stroke left him fighting for his life.

“I was sitting with Ira when the Rangers donation came through, and we were both blown away and so thankful,” Helene Podell Raush, Ira’s sister, told the Daily News in an email. “Thanks to everyone for all of their support.”

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