What happened to Oswaldo Cabrera in Yankees vs. Mariners game? All we know about the injury

The New York Yankees had a commanding 11-5 win against the Seattle Mariners on Monday. However, the win was damned after the Bronx Bombers suffered an injury scare to third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera.

Cabrera, who has been covering third base for the team in the absence of DJ LeMahieu, suffered a horrific injury in the ninth inning of Monday's series opener.

The 26-year-old utilityman hurt his ankle while driving in a run off Aaron Judge's sacrifice fly. Cabrera stayed on the ground, wincing in pain before a trainer placed a towel on his ankle to hide the gruesome injury. Cabrera was taken off the field in an ambulance after he was placed on a stretcher.

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Yankees teammate Trent Grisham, who had two home runs against the Mariners, had tears in his eyes after watching Cabrera's horrific injury.

"Oswaldo’s the best of us,” Grisham said on the YES Network. “He shows up every day with the right attitude, plays the game hard, he’s the best person off the field. We just love him.”

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Oswald Peraza moved to third base to cover for Cabrera in the bottom of the ninth inning to close out the game for the American League East leaders.

Aaron Boone gives update on Oswaldo Cabrera's injury

Following Oswaldo Cabrera's exit from the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone updated on his situation. After the win, Boone said:

“He’s at the hospital. Everyone understands it was a pretty serious situation. Just praying for our guy, Cabby tonight.”

According to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic, Cabrera was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a Yankees trainer accompanying the utility player.

The Yankees will be likely to be without Cabrera for some time but they will have some cover at the position with designated third baseman DJ LeMahieu set to return to the lineup on Wednesday. LeMahieu was initially set to share second base with Jazz Chisholm Jr. after recovering from a left calf strain.

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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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