Melky Cabrera Autographed Photograph - 16x20 Robbing Home Run vs. The Red Sox 2006

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Melky Cabrera is quickly making a name for himself in the New York Yankees organization. Coming onto the scene in 2006 Cabrera has established himself as a young and productive player in the MLB. Yankee fans can sure expect to see this guy around the clubhouse for years to come.No one expected the June 6 2006 game between the Yankees and Red Sox to be a pitchers' duel but it was as Chien-Ming Wang and Sox rookie David Pauley duked it out. By the top of the eighth the Yankees were clinging to a 2-1 lead a lead they took courtesy of a bases-loaded walk to Jason Giambi when Yankees killer Manny Ramirez stepped to the plate against reliever Kyle Farnsworth. Ramirez launched a rocket to left a shot that looked destined to reach the seats but Melky Cabrera the 21-year-old rookie who had replaced the injured Hideki Matsui in left field tracked down the ball jumped high against the fence and snatched it from the air robbing an expletive-muttering Ramirez of a game-tying home run turning centerfielder Johnny Damon into a one-man cheering section and sending the fans at sold-out Yankee Stadium into a frenzy that resulted in a rare curtain call for a defensive play. The Yankees went on to win the game 2-1 and Cabrera's grab is already considered as memorable a part of the storied Yankees-Red Sox rivalry as Derek Jeter's famous diving catch and Aaron Boone's extra-inning home run. Melky Cabrera has hand signed this 16x20 photograph of him making his extraordinary play. This product comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity. Comes fully certified with Certificate of Authenticity and tamper-evident hologram. Also backed by SportsMemorabilia.com's Authenticity Guarantee.

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