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José Caballero was a member of the Tampa Bay Rays at the start of Thursday’s game against the New York Yankees. He was a member of the Rays when he turned a double play to end the fifth inning. He was a member of the Rays when he popped out to second base to start the sixth inning. Advertisement He …

NEW YORK (AP) — José Caballero turned an inning-ending double play for the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning, then batted in the sixth. By the bottom of the seventh, he was on the other team. In a strange development even for trade-deadline day around Major League Baseball, the Rays shipped Caballero to the New York Yankees — while …

José Caballero smiled, no longer needing a translator for this answer. “I was winning today regardless,” Caballero said. He started the day on the losing side. He finished on the winning side.  Oswald Peraza’s failed Yankees tenure is over. But the Yankees replaced him with a new utilityman — from the opposing dugout — in Caballero.  José Caballero hits an …

Jorge CastilloJul 31, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. The New York Yankees upgraded their position player pool with two trades …