Monday night, Oswaldo Cabrera nearly cried as he stood at third base and for the first time shared a field with his hero. Tuesday, he got to meet him.
DETROIT — Monday night, Oswaldo Cabrera nearly cried as he stood at third base and for the first time shared a field with his hero.The Yankees’ three young Venezuelans — Oswaldo Cabrera , Oswald Peraza and Everson Pereira — got out of a hitters’ meeting just in time to meet their fellow countryman and future Hall of Famer behind the batting cage at Comerica Park.
“I’m so happy right now, you can’t imagine how, meeting with one of my heroes,” Oswaldo Cabrera said shortly after the conversation that went on for some 10 minutes. “People talk about never meet your heroes because you’re gonna be disappointed. But I’ve met two of my three. Marwin Gonzalez is my guy. When I met him, he’s even more my hero. And meeting this guy [Miguel Cabrera], so awesome. Awesome person, awesome guy, player, everything.
Oswaldo Cabrera, hitting an RBI single in the Yankees’ win over the Tigers on Monday, was thrilled to meet his hero, Miguel Cabrera, on Tuesday.The night before, Oswaldo Cabrera had fought a battle to keep his emotions in check as he played third base and watched the 21-year MLB veteran at the plate.Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Tigers“At the same time, at that moment, I was — not shaking, but I was so excited. I was so emotional. In my mind, I was almost crying.
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