Oswaldo Cabrera had his second straight three-hit game Friday night in the Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Cabrera has also now started at four different spots on the field — second base, third base and shortstop, as well as right field.Cabrera also has provided the Yankees with a switch-hitter, something they were lacking with Aaron Hicks practically glued to the bench while in a disastrous slump.
Since his arrival, he has been a regular in the lineup, helping spell DJ LeMahieu , as well as serve as outfield depth with Hicks struggling and Giancarlo Stanton not ready to return to the field after missing over a month with left Achilles tendinitis. “He’s fun to watch,’’ Stanton said of the rookie whom the Yankees signed out of Venezuela in 2015 for $100,000, in the same class — and for the same deal — as Deivi Garcia.