On Jan. 25, Adam Ottavino officially signed with the New York Yankees, inking a three-year, $27 million deal. A few days later, he officially endeared himself to New York fans via an Instagram post oozing with Bombers nostalgia:
A post shared by Adam Ottavino (@adamottavino) on Jan 27, 2019 at 5:53pm PST
That’s right, the Yankees’ latest acquisition had a childhood run-in with Yankees legend David Cone. It makes perfect sense, since Ottavino grew up in Brooklyn.
Young Ottavino is fittingly decked out in pinstriped gear, but Cone clearly wanted nothing to do with a uniform on his day away from the field.