Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera continues to thrill in first week of MLB with ANOTHER stunning catch vs. Toronto Blue Jays as he holds on after running into the rolled-up tarp… but AL East leaders go on to lose sixth-straight series!
- Oswaldo Cabrera is shining bright for the Yankees during his debut week in MLB
- His stellar catch proved a consolation as the Bronx Bombers lost 5-2 to Toronto
- New York suffered its sixth-straight series loss and eighth defeat in its last 10
Oswaldo Cabrera certainly knows how to make an impression.
During his first week in the Majors, Cabrera has excited the Yankees faithful and continued the trend Saturday with a superb catch along the third-base wall.
Toronto’s Jackie Bradley Jr’s foul pop-up looked destined for the stands until the Venezuelan took off in hot pursuit.
Oswaldo Cabrera made a phenomenal play for New York in the third inning vs. the Blue Jays
Despite the acrobatics of the catch, what’s most impressive is Cabrera cradling, and keeping control, of the ball while almost simultaneously running into the rolled-up tarp, inches away from the wall.
Resultantly shaken up, Cabrera was checked out by a trainer and manager Aaron Boone before carrying on.
The third inning play was ultimately a consolation for the Yankees who lost to the Blue Jays 5-2.
Cabrera has starred since debuting for the Yankees on Aug. 17 following minor league success
Cabrera is a bright spot for the Bronx club and has made two spectacular plays in his debut week.
The 23-year-old, who signed with the Yankees aged 16, robbed the Blue Jays of a home run with an outstanding display of athleticism in right field.
Despite a deplorable 2-8 record over the last 10 games, New York sits relatively comfortably atop the AL East, despite Toronto’s win.
The Venezuelan made a home run saving play at the wall as the Yankees lost 4-0 Friday night
The Yankees (73-48) hold an eight-game lead over second-placed Toronto (65-54).
New York’s form over the past 10 is as bad as any team in the MLB, only equaled by baseball’s bottom feeders, Cincinnati and Oakland.
Despite amassing the second best record in the American League, the Yanks have come under severe criticism for their form slump across the country and social media.
Stephen A. Smith slammed his hometown team for their terrible slump in form on First Take
‘You’re worse than how it smells from the sewers in the Bronx,’ ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday on First Take.
‘You look like trash right now. You look like flat-out trash.’
The Yankees have lost six-straight series and will look to stop the rot and avoid a Toronto sweep on Sunday.
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