By Erwin Quiñonez
Mar 31, 2024, 1:41 PM EDT
In the middle of a lineup with bombastic names such as the Dominican Juan Soto or the captain Aaron Judge, the Venezuelan Oswaldo Cabrera is one of the players who is standing out the most at this start of the season with the New York Yankees, being fundamental in the first two wins over the Houston Astros.
Cabrera has started 2024 on the right foot, exhibiting a performance that is closer to what the organization expects of him and that is already projected to be better than the previous season. And in just three games he has already hit 2 home runs, while in all of last year he only hit 5.
Cabrera took his first steps in MLB during 2022 when he played 44 games in which he had an average of .247, hit 6 home runs, drove in 19 runs and scored 21. However, in 2023 things were not so good since he left an average of .211 with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs and 35 runs scored, this in 115 games.
Although the season is just beginning, it is very positive for the Yankees to have another player who is having a good performance since, although a lot is expected from the trident made up of Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, the team needs to resurface of the bats of others like Gleyber Torres and Oswaldo Cabrera himself in order to achieve the first objective, which is to qualify for the playoffs.
Oswaldo Cabrera has been helped by Juan Soto
As the Venezuelan utility man himself explained, part of the good work he is doing has to do with Soto, whom he observed a lot during his at-bats in spring training and from whom he took “mental notes” that they now put into practice.
In that sense, Cabrera has revealed that he sees the Dominican outfielder as the “Latin leader” of the team and who has inspired him to improve for this campaign.
Oswaldo Cabrera made it a point to watch Juan Soto, who he calls the team’s “Latin Leader,” as often as he could in the cage. He’d take mental notes — “what made him so great?” It inspired a change in himself. So far, it’s worked.
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