MESA, Ariz. – For as long as Cade Smith can remember, he’s been able to spin the ball. Sliders, curveballs, sweepers, you name it -- if it benefits from some break and movement, the Yankees’ No. 19 prospect has felt a calling to throw it.

Smith leaned heavily on his pair of breaking balls during his second Arizona Fall League outing Tuesday, retiring the first 11 batters he faced en route to a 6-3 Mesa win over Salt River at Sloan Park. He yielded a single to his final hitter who came around to score later in the frame, marring an otherwise sparkling 3 2/3-inning, five-strikeout afternoon.

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