Oswaldo Cabrera sends heartfelt message to Fernando Cruz and Yankees teammates for their thoughtful gesture
Oswaldo Cabrera's New York Yankees teammates not only step up in his absence on the field, but off it as well. In a recent baseball camp held at the site of the old Yankee Stadium, Fernando Cruz, Pablo Reyes, and J.C. Escarra appeared on behalf of Cabrera, who continues to recover from a gruesome ankle injury.
The event, which was organized by The Bronx Zoo, a section of diehard Yankee fans, was supposed to feature Oswaldo Cabrera before he incurred an injury. However, Cabrera's teammates appeared in his stead, much to the delight of the infielder.
"I can't thank you guys enough for this," Cabrera wrote on Instagram. "Thanks for helping me with all this, for [doing] this for the kids and [making] a beautiful day for those guys who admire you like I do as well."
In addition to his message of gratitude, he also promised the children who attended the camp that they would reunite once he recovered from injury.
"For all the kids in the camp, we'll be back together again doing beautiful things like this with the same people that I'm sure they did excellent! I love you my guys."
A personnel member from the camp also highlighted the teamwork that the Yankees players exhibited. The coach reminded the campers about the value of teamwork, wherein if one player goes down, his colleagues should pick up the slack.
Before getting shelved due to a freak injury at the plate, Oswaldo Cabrera was batting .243/.322/.308 with a home run and 11 RBIs in 34 games played.
Yankees claim Subway Series after late rally in Game 3
What was a close battle until the eighth inning of Game 3 became a slugging display for the Yankees as they came away with the victory against the Mets, 8-2. As a result, the Bombers claimed the Subway Series of MLB's first-ever Rivalry Weekend.
With the scores tied at 2-2, Jasson Dominguez scored after a throwing error by Pete Alonso. Paul Goldschmidt then tacked on an additional run that brought home Austin Wells. Finally, the Yanks busted the game wide open via Cody Bellinger's ninth career grand slam.
With the win, the Yankees improved to 27-19 while putting a minor dent in the Mets' 29-18 record. The Bombers will host the Rangers for a three-game series starting Tuesday.