Melky Cabrera welcomed new Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka with a home run
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Starting a new job is always a bit nerve-wracking.
Starting a new job worth $175 million based on the assumption that you're the pitcher to have on a roster is even more pressure. The New York Yankees' free agent acquisition Masahiro Tanaka led the team with 26 strikeouts this spring, though, notching a 2.14 ERA. So when he faced his first batter, Melky Cabrera of the Toronto Blue Jays, on Friday night, it actually went pretty—
Oh. Was that a home run? Yeah, yeah it was.
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Cabrera walloped one to right center field on Tanaka's third pitch, although the right-hander recovered enough to strike out eight with no walks for the Yankees' 7-3 win.
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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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