One year later, Oswaldo Cabrera talks about his injury and coming back
The infielder is grateful to be playing with RailRiders after fracturing his ankle last season with Yankees.
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - APRIL 18, 2026: Oswaldo Cabrera #95 of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders bats during the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium on April 18, 2026 in Syracuse, NY. (Photo by Leah King/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images May 12th marks an anniversary that Oswaldo Cabrera isn’t necessarily celebrating. It was on that day last year that the Yankees infielder suffered a gruesome injury during a play at home plate in Seattle against the Mariners.
In the ninth inning of a Yankees 11-5 win, Cabrera was on third base when he tagged up on a fly ball by Aaron Judge to right field. He ran wide to avoid the tag attempt of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh on the throw up the line, but overran the plate. When he tried to stop, he slid awkwardly and his left leg got caught underneath him and twisted, causing him to suffer a fractured ankle and ligament damage.
Cabrera stayed on the ground in obvious pain and medical personnel from both teams immediately rushed to his aid. He was taken off the field in an ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Now, one year later, Cabrera is recovered and playing with the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
“It’s crazy and interesting to look back and see all the time that I lost, but also see all the maturity that covered in my mind in a good way,” Cabrera said. “Trying to see another perspective of baseball, that it can be worse. I was in the bottom worse, when you’re hurt and can’t do anything about it.
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