Jos\u00e9 Caballero smiled, no longer needing a translator for this answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was winning today regardless,\u201d Caballero said.<\/p>\n
He started the day on the losing side. <\/p>\n
He finished on the winning side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oswald Peraza\u2019s failed Yankees tenure is over<\/a>. <\/p>\n But the Yankees replaced him with a new utilityman \u2014 from the opposing dugout \u2014 in Caballero.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 Caballero hits an infield single during the eighth inning against the Yankees. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n They traded Peraza to the Angels just ahead of the deadline Thursday in exchange for outfield prospect Wilberson De Pena and international money. <\/p>\n Then they brought in the speedy Caballero from the Rays \u2014 whom the Yankees beat 7-4 on Thursday<\/a> afternoon in The Bronx \u2014 for outfield prospect Everson Pereira and a player to be named later.\u00a0<\/p>\n Caballero, who said he grew up a Yankees fan, could be seen hugging teammates<\/a> in the Rays dugout after getting pulled from the game and learning of the news. <\/p>\n His commute to his new team couldn\u2019t have been easier, only needing to go from the visiting to home team clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rays shortstop Jos\u00e9 Caballero gets hugs goodbye in his dugout when he learns he\u2019s been traded to the Yankees during the Bombers\u2019 7-4 win on July 31, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cEverything happened so quickly,\u201d Caballero said through translator Marlon Abreu. \u201cYou have to pick up and move over, switch teams and now you gotta give your best and hopefully bring a championship to this city.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI like to play the game hard. I like to compete. I like to give everything I have. I like winning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Peraza, still just 25, had been one of the Yankees\u2019 top prospects in recent years \u2014 No. 2 in 2022 and No. 3 in 2023, per MLB Pipeline \u2014 but has struggled mightily in the majors. Now, he gets a shot to salvage his career on the West Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oswald Peraza #18 of the New York Yankees plays third base during the first inning. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n