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By Noah Camras
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New York Yankees infielder Oswaldo Cabrera was taken off the field in an ambulance Monday night against the Seattle Mariners after suffering a gruesome left ankle injury in the top of the ninth inning.
Cabrera was running home on a sacrifice fly from Aaron Judge to extend the Yankees' lead to 11-5. He appeared to take a bad step, and his left ankle turned sideways in a horrific scene at T-Mobile Park.
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Cabrera was down for several minutes before an ambulance was brought onto the field. He had a brace put on his left ankle before entering the ambulance on a stretcher, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters after the game. He was taken to the hospital with team athletic trainer Tim Lentych.
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"I think everyone understands it was a pretty serious situation," Boone said after the game. "So, just praying for our guy tonight and hoping for the best. Trust that he's in good hands as he goes through the night here."
Judge, who hit the sacrifice fly, revealed what Cabrera said to him before being carted off.
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"Right before he got carted off, he just called me over and said, 'Hey, did I score?'" Judge said. "So, just kind of shows you what type of guy he is. Something like that happens and the one thing on his mind for all the pain and everything is, 'Did I score?'"
Judge added: "He cares for everybody in this room. He loves being a Yankee. ... He wears his jersey with pride. This is a tough one, especially a guy that's grinded his whole life and finally got an opportunity to be our everyday guy and been excelling at it."
Cabrera, 26, is in his fourth year in the majors, all with the Yankees. The Venezuelan native debuted in 2022 and appeared in 100-plus games in each of the last two seasons.
This year, as a full-time starter at third base, Cabrera has slashed .243/.322/.308 with one home run, 11 runs batted in and an OPS of .630.
Over the course of his career, he's appeared in 301 games, slashing .234/.295/.346 with 20 home runs, 95 RBIs and an OPS of .641.
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