BOSTON — At the start of June, the Yankees made a decision to farm out one of their kids who’d been playing regular in the first two months, mostly in left field.
Oswaldo Cabrera had been slumping badly for weeks, so they optioned the switch-hitter to Triple-A.
Two days later, Cabrera was back before playing a game for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as a replacement for injured extra outfielder Greg Allen.
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Since returning, Cabrera didn’t play much even though two more Yankees outfielders went on the injured list, center fielder Harrison Bader and right fielder Aaron Judge.
Cabrera’s reprieve ended late Sunday night.
After the Yankees were swept by the Red Sox in a day-night doubleheader, they made a couple roster moves before flying home for an off day. Reliever Greg Weissert, the Yankees’ 27th man for the DH, was returned to Triple-A along with Cabrera, who was optioned for the second time this season.
Cabrera got his first start in a week in the Yankees’ 4-1 Game 2 loss and was 0-for-4 with a strikeout, but his fate probably was sealed no matter what he did.
Bader is coming off the injured list on Tuesday, so somebody had to go and Cabrera was the obvious choice. The switch-hitting Venezuelan has options and three other outfielders who have been contributing more after starting the season in the minors do not — Jake Bauers, Willie Calhoun and Billy McKinney.
Also, going to Triple-A probably will help Cabrera, who has been one of many Yankees position players in a bad slump.
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Cabrera was robbed out of a hit on Sunday when his second-inning liner was caught by leaping Red Sox shortstop Pablo Reyes, but his hitless night dropped his average to .190 with four homers, 18 RBI and a very poor .536 OPS in 60 games. In his last 24 games, 12 of them starts, Cabrera hit just .120 with six hits in 50 at-bats.
Cabrera started 37 of the Yankees’ first…
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