New York Yankees infielder Oswaldo Cabrera created a bit of a stir on Tuesday night when he entered the game as a defensive substitution against the New York Mets.
Cabrera was spotted with a tooth hanging around his necklace as he leaned down waiting to see where the batter would hit the ball. The origin of the tooth was explained.
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"File this one under you probably won’t see this every day," YES Network reporter Meredith Marakovits explained during the broadcast. "(He) walked by me in the clubhouse today and I said, ‘What’s on your necklace? Is that a tooth?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, it’s a tooth. My mom told me to wear it.’ It’s his grandma Anna’s tooth."
Marakovits added that Cabrera said whatever his mom told him to do he was going to do.
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"He’s a good son, but I’ve never seen that before," she said.
Cabrera subbed in for Josh Donaldson, who pinch-hit for Jake Bauers earlier in the game. He got one at-bat but struck out.
The Yankees ended up hanging on for the 7-6 win over the Mets. The latter New York team was hit with some drama during the game as reliever Drew Smith was ejected before he could throw a pitch because of a sticky substance umpires said was on his hands.
The Yankees are 39-29 this season while the Mets dropped to 31-36. The second game of the Subway Series is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
