NEW YORK -- Before he did anything else, Julio Borbon called his father. He had just heard the news he'd been waiting to hear for years, so it only made sense to alert his "No. 1 fan."
Drafted 35th overall in 2007 by the Rangers, it took fewer than two years for Borbon to make Texas' big league roster. But by 2013, his stock had fallen. The Chicago Cubs claimed him off waivers in April before designating him for assignment later that year.
So the 30-year-old outfielder wasn't too bothered by the traffic Wednesday afternoon on the George Washington Bridge en route to Yankee Stadium, where the Orioles were playing the Yankees.