Jose Caballero’s wife Ana Lilena shares 5-word message ahead of Yankees-Blue Jays ALDS clash

The New York Yankees are headed to the American League Division Series after getting past their fierce rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the wild card series on Thursday.

The Yankees shut out the Red Sox in Game 3 of the ALWS for a 4-0 win, making it consecutive wins against Boston to eliminate them from the postseason.

Versatile Yankees infielder Jose Caballero's wife Ana Lilena was hyped with the Bronx Bombers setting up a date with division rivals the Toronto Blue Jays in the division series. She shared a five-word caption after reliever David Bednar closed the game in the night.

"Blue Jays, here we go," Ana captioned her story.

Jose Caballero arrived in New York after being moved by the Tampa Bay Rays at the trade deadline in July. He finished as the stolen base leader for a second consecutive year and will be playing in the ALDS for the first time in his career.

Caballero's wife shared a heartfelt message for the infielder after the ALWS win on Thursday.

"Faith in God: your first ALDS of many to come. Enjoy every moment, you were born ready for this," Ana captioned her story featuring a picture with Caballero.

Jose Caballero featured at third base in Game 1 of the wild card series. He went 0-for-3 as the Yankees slipped to a 3-1 loss. However, they bounced back with consecutive wins to get one over their bitter rivals in the postseason.

Willy Caballero not daunted by Yankees' postseason expectations

While the upcoming showdown against the Blue Jays will be Jose Caballero's first time playing in a division series, he has been in many important games of his career and hoping to bring the winning mentality.

"I've seen a lot of baseball," Caballero said. "I've been in a lot of baseball games that actually matter. A lot of people have played baseball for a long time, but the way that I play baseball, it was always tournaments. It was always trying to be the champion of the tournament. That takes a little extra than just going out there and playing baseball.

"I grew up playing baseball and competing for my state, competing for my country, and I think I learned a lot from that. (They were) short tournaments, and you've got to be the best you can be in four or five days."

The Yankees have struggled against the Blue Jays this year and will hope Caballero can come good for the team whenever called upon

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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