PITTSBURGH — Oswaldo Cabrera credited Roberto Clemente for helping him hit his first league home run in more than three months.
The 24-year-old New York Yankees outfielder visited the Clemente Museum on Friday with 25-year-old teammate Estevan Florial and Cabrera picked up one of the heavy bats used by the Hall of Famer, who starred for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955-72.
"I went there yesterday and the guy said like: Hey, if you hold this bat, you're probably going to get a homer tomorrow," Cabrera said after hitting his first big league home run since June 3 in the New York Yankees' 6-3 win on Saturday night.