NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Derek Jeter #2 and Francisco Cervelli #29 of the New York Yankees celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on September 10, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Former 2009 Yankees World Series champion Francisco Cervelli has retired from the game of baseball.
You ready for this hot take? We think you are. Fine, here goes: The Yankees don’t celebrate the 2009 World Series title without the energetic contributions of backup catcher Francisco Cervelli.
In the years that followed, Cervelli’s fist pumps became an integral part of what New York was building as their championship window unfortunately closed.