NEW YORK — Oswaldo Cabrera drifted back to the warning track in right field, was stopped by the wall, then jumped straight up to rob the Blue Jays' Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of a home run on the first pitch of Friday night's game.
That was about as good as it got for the slumping Yankees.
The sellout crowd of 46,194 at Yankee Stadium erupted. Cabrera provided them another jolt with a half-flex after the catch as he wore a look of unadulterated joy on his face. Aaron Judge charged over from center to congratulate the energetic rookie.