As the Yankees sit amid a tragic month that’s seen them skid down the standings, the Bronx Bombers undoubtedly needed a spark. Their upcoming schedule includes two series against the rival Blue Jays (-1.5) and the crosstown Mets. If they aren’t careful, this recent skid could only get worse.
Fortunately for the Yankees, they seem to have found that spark in the form of natural infielder-turned-outfield Oswaldo Cabrera. With Cabrera slotted in for his first game in right field — in just his third game in the majors — against Toronto on Friday night, he got tested right away by a rocket from Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
Cabrera passed with flying colors on what might be one of the catches of the year:
Oswaldo-no-no-no 😤 pic.twitter.com/lAYvuZF7B2
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 19, 2022
Holy cow. Look at that extension. Look at how easily it came to Cabrera as if he had done that before in the big leagues when, in fact, he never had! And on a first pitch to steal a home run!
Let’s see that glorious replay:
Let's go, Oswaldo 👏 pic.twitter.com/3cd0ic2xh3
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 19, 2022
Just ridiculous all around.
Baseball doesn’t get any better than this, and the Yankees are undoubtedly happy to have Cabrera around.
MLB fans were fired up see Cabrera rob a first-pitch home run with his ridiculous catch
Oh Baby! #Yankees https://t.co/d8PJ4YOy7S
— Mark Ferraro (@MarkFFerraro) August 19, 2022
This kid is amazing! https://t.co/ZsEMRXYTA8
— Anthony Donahue (@AnthonyMSG) August 19, 2022
INJECT THIS https://t.co/xximyjOXHU
— Nick Lisowski (@NLisowski13) August 19, 2022
That’s 🥶 https://t.co/o2706DiIMw
— Xyst (@xyst508) August 19, 2022
Man, this kid….🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/p3qdRruVYj
— Amy Murray (@VTDukefan) August 19, 2022
OSWALDO CABRERA PLAYED 3 GAMES IN THE OUTFIELD IN THE MINOR LEAGUES AND HES ALREADY ROBBING HOMERS pic.twitter.com/imBDFyJHD6
— AT (@YankeeWRLD) August 19, 2022
OSWALDO CABRERA ROBS A HOMER TO BEGIN HIS FIRST MLB GAME IN THE OUTFIELD. THEN FLEXES ON EM. pic.twitter.com/JB2rtPGFeW
— Alex K (@AlexTBPK) August 19, 2022
Oswaldo Cabrera really just robbed a freakin' home run on the first ball hit to him on the first pitch of his first game in right field in his third game in the majors.
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) August 19, 2022
WHAT A CATCH FROM OSWALDO CABRERApic.twitter.com/nP2a9OFcjs
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) August 19, 2022
What a play by Oswaldo Cabrera. Love the energy he brings. #Yankees
pic.twitter.com/jLe4DpTQdj— Kyle Evans (@kyleevans_10) August 19, 2022
