Fernando Cruz uses his ‘gift pitch’ to get Yankees out of big late-game jam

Source: New York Post

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free Fernando Cruz refers to his splitter as his “gift pitch. ”  When it’s diving effectively, that gift translates to swings and misses by opposing batters in bunches.