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New York Yankees Youngster Makes Recent Team History in Loss on Thursday

The New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday but youngster Oswaldo Cabrera made some impressive team history in the defeat.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees second baseman Oswaldo Cabrera (95) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Yankee Stadium on Aug 7.
New York Yankees second baseman Oswaldo Cabrera (95) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Yankee Stadium on Aug 7. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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The New York Yankees were throttled 9-4 by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night to fall to 68-48 on the year. That loss keeps them tied with the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East as neither team can separate from the other right now.

Despite the loss, youngster Oswaldo Cabrera made some impressive recent team history by hitting a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off flamethrower Ben Joyce.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Oswaldo Cabrera’s HR came off a 101.7 mph pitch

that’s the fastest pitch a Yankee has homered off of under pitch tracking (2008)

Joyce is among the top arms in all of baseball so to turn around one of his fastballs is certainly impressive. It's also impressive because Cabrera didn't start the game. He got only one at-bat after entering for Anthony Volpe.

The 26-year-old Cabrera has spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues, all with the Yankees. He's a .230 career hitter through 699 at-bats. This year, he's hitting .243 with eight homers, 34 RBI and three stolen bases. He's posted a .663 OPS. As a whole, the Yankees had eight hits in this loss, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. hitting another home run.

The Yankees will be back in action on Friday night when they host the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. as Cody Bradford (TEX) pitches against Carlos Rodon (NYY).

Rodon is 12-7 this year with a 4.37 ERA. Bradford is 3-0 with a 3.96.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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