"Apple+ stream is garbage once again" "Literally f*****g up the first play of the game" - New York Yankees fans share their hate for Apple TV+ after commentator confuses Oswaldo Cabrera for Aaron Judge

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees were featured on Apple TV+ on Friday night. Apple TV+ offers a unique broadcast and viewing option for people who have the subscription, but since its debut earlier this year, it has received nothing but heavy criticism.

On the first pitch of the game, Lourdes Gurriel thought he had a solo homer before rookie Oswaldo Cabrera brought it back into the yard. Making his first start in right field tonight, Cabrera made a highlight worthy play. Amid all the excitement, there was some confusion in the broadcast booth.

The team in the booth mistook Cabrera for All-Star Aaron Judge. They quickly corrected their mistake. Judge, who has been on an absolute tear this season, has spent the majority of his time in center field for New York. To the booth's credit, Judge did play right field Thursday night.

New York fans were seemingly upset with the mistake that started off the broadcast. With a broadcast that is behind a large paywall, consumers are hoping for a more polished product. New York fans are used to a great broadcast booth within the YES Network. Not wanting to put up with the subpar Apple+ broadcast, some fans decided to enjoy the game in different ways and listen to the radio.

With many of these sports making deals with different subscription-based services, it can be frustrating when you can't watch your favorite team. As Thursday Night Football moves to Amazon Prime, it seems like every streaming service has its own deal with a professional league.

Apple TV only broadcasts each of the teams a couple of times. As such, it's not worth it for most fans to purchase the subscription for the whole season.

While the New York Yankees have been on a slide as of late, their fans have been growing impatient. The team has had a lackluster offense and subpar pitching over the last two months. With Giancarlo Stanton nearing his return from injury, New York is hoping Cabrera can bring a boost to the club when he's healthy.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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