Jose Caballero made himself the answer to a trivia question on Opening Day in what would be a 7-0 Yankees win.

The Yanks shortstop entered the history books by simply tapping his head after taking a first-pitch strike in his second at-bat of the season.

With New York up 5-0 after a five-run second, the history-making moment occurred with the first pitch of the top of the fourth inning when San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb tossed a 91 mph sinker that was up-and-in and called a strike by home plate umpire Bill Miller.

"I wanted to go for it," Caballero said after the game.

The umpire got the call right as the pitch clipped the inside corner and the top of the strike zone, as confirmed by the quick review.

"It was really close. I didn't have an issue with that one," manager Aaron Boone said of the challenge after the game.

Caballero said he was a "little bit" surprised he didn't get the overturn. "I thought it was a little higher than what it showed, but at least it was close."

Despite the strike call on the challenge being upheld, Miller was far from perfect on the night. The very next pitch was a sinker that was well off the inside corner and called a strike. Caballero clearly looked perturbed, but didn't challenge. Had he lost it – he wouldn't have – that would have been it for the Yankees for the rest of the game.

Caballero, who knocked in the first run of the season with an RBI double to left, would ground out on the next pitch.

On the ABS system, Caballero said he thinks it will be good as it will "keep everyone accountable."

"It gives us a chance to really see if we are good with the zone or not," he said after his 1-for-4 day.

Of course, it was "cool" to make baseball history, but Caballero said he just wishes "it was the other way around."

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