Yankees OF wore necklace with family member's tooth vs. Mets

Cabrera took the field late in the game as a defensive replacement and struck out in his only at-bat.

The Yankees won 7-6 to move 10 games above .500 at 39-29, while improving to their road record to 18-12. They remain in third place in the AL East, eight games behind the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays (48-22).

The Mets have been in freefall this month, having lost nine of their last 10 to fall a season-worst five games below .500 at 31-36. Buck Showalter's club is in fourth place and nine and a half games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves (40-26) in the NL East.

According to Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network, the tooth was fastened to a clasp attached to the gold piece of jewelry. Marakovits reported that Cabrera told her before the series-opener that whatever his mom tells him to do, he's "gonna do," so he wore the necklace.

The 24-year-old made his MLB debut in 2022, posting six home runs and 19 RBI with a .247/.312/.429 slash line across 154 at-bats in 44 games. Cabrera's off to a rough start in 2023 with four home runs, 18 RBI and a .195/.243/.305 slash line through 164 at-bats covering 58 games.