The New York Yankees scored nine runs in the last three innings Wednesday night to roll over the lowly Chicago White Sox, 10-2. The run that kicked off that rally was the coolest of the night and it came thanks to a genius decision on the basepaths by Oswaldo Cabrera.
In case you missed it, Alex Verdugo hit a hard liner to deep right center that was caught by Dominic Fletcher. Chicago's right fielder, however, tumbled to the ground after making the nice grab, which allowed Cabrera to tag up from second. But he then didn't just stop at third, instead Cabrera raced all the way home and just the relay throw at the plate to tie the game up at 2-2.
Look at this play, which was the perfect combination of heads-up and hustle:
Waldo Wheels 👏 pic.twitter.com/JsLIclGgU7
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 15, 2024
Fans rightfully loved seeing that from Cabrera:
This is the heart and soul type of baseball that every fan needs, particularly Yankee fans
— Joseph Le Sauvage (@JoesInvestments) August 15, 2024
NEED MORE OF THIS TYPE OF BASERUNNING
— hoodie nestor (@JiggyNestor69) August 15, 2024
HOLY BASERUNNING
— Freddie🫡 (@YankeesSzn99) August 15, 2024
Wow Waldo
— Kumar_Ashok (@kumar_ashok2798) August 15, 2024
That was SEXY
— Just A Yankees Fan (@CasaYanks) August 15, 2024
Biggest heart on the team, way to go Cabrera!
— Variant1001 (@variant1001) August 15, 2024
This guy right here deserve more playing time #RepBx https://t.co/ER9ngUGEUD
— Trachiel Tallchief (@Trachiel_24) August 15, 2024
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera Made Smartest Baserunning Move, and Fans Loved It.
