Former Giants closer Camilo Doval’s Yankees debut spoiled by blown save in disastrous ninth inning

Former Giants closer Camilo Doval had an outing to forget in his debut for the New York Yankees on Friday night.

One day after being acquired in a trade with San Francisco, Doval took the mound in a save situation for New York with the Yankees holding a 12-10 ninth-inning lead over the Miami Marlins.

While Doval got burned by a costly error in right field, the flame-throwing reliever didn’t do himself any favors either, allowing two hits and a walk en route to a blown save in his first action with the Bronx Bombers.

allow me to reintroduce myself pic.twitter.com/RJuOh4w0Cm

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 2, 2025

Newly acquired utility man Jose Caballero was at fault for the blunder in right that helped seal the Yankees fate, putting Doval in a hole he couldn’t overcome.

I fear they forgot to solve for X pic.twitter.com/kHcksKv1uC

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 2, 2025

It was Doval’s fifth blown save in 20 opportunities this year, matching his total from the entire previous campaign with two months to go in the regular season.

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After earning MLB All-Star honors and logging a league-high 39 saves during the 2023 MLB season, Doval has seen his numbers across the board dip.

Doval’s stuff is electric and when he’s on, he’s as exciting as any reliever in the sport.

Unfortunately for Yankees fans, they’ll have to wait for another day to see Doval in the light that led him to become a fan favorite during his time in San Francisco.

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