"Known parkour expert, Estevan Florial" "Thank god he's fast as s***" - Estevan Florial makes acrobatic recovery after slipping that had New York Yankees fans in stitches

Estevan Florial made headlines in an unusual fashion this week vs. the Boston Red Sox.

Along with the New York Yankees' struggles this season due to injury comes the debut of their young stars. Estevan Florial, Oswald Peraza, and Oswaldo Cabrera have all been called up to the main roster to fill the holes in the lineup.

These young studs can be called blessings in disguise for the team as they have shown their vast array of talent so far.

Cabrera has been deployed in multiple positions in defense and has done justice to the trust given to him by management. Peraza is a top talent that has recently been called up and deployed in the infield. Meanwhile, Estevan Florial has been thrown into the lineup occasionally.

In the few appearances that he has made this year, Florial has certainly made his mark recently. In yesterday's game against the Boston Red Sox, he made a remarkable, yet dubious play.

After nine innings, the arch rivals could not be separated so the game went into extras. Giancarlo Stanton was walked by Red Sox pitcher Jeurys Familia to load the bases. Yankees skipper Aaron Boone made the call to insert young Estevan Florial to pinch run for Stanton.

The following at-bat, Gleyber Torres hit a bases-clearing double to push the Yankees' lead to three in the top of the tenth inning. While rounding the bases, Florial managed to roll over and recover before diving home.

The dubious moment was caught on camera and left the Yankees fans in stitches. It would prove, however, how much of a competitor the young player is after refusing to give up despite tripping. Estevan Florial finished the game with one run for New York.

The Boston Red Sox tried answering in the bottom of the 10th by scoring two more runs. However, this would not be fruitful as they fell to the Yankees 7-6.

Estevan Florial's New York Yankees career

Florial was directly signed by the New York Yankees in 2015. The 24-year-old Dominican-Haitian spent time in the Dominican Summer League with the Pulaski Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, and Tampa Yankees in the minor league system.

On August 28, 2020, he was called up to the main roster and got his first MLB hit on the same day. He was then sent back down to the minors immediately. Florial has appeared in 17 games this season, being deployed across the outfield.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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