Days after a gruesome ankle injury, New York Yankees infielder Oswaldo Cabrera took to social media to announce that he had undergone surgery.
“Today, after a successful surgery with an excellent medical team and God, with my parents, my fiancée, and my agent, my heart full of love, I want to THANK YOU ALL,” Cabrera wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for worrying about me, thank you for every message, for keeping me in your prayers, for making me feel so supported. This is something my family and I will never forget!’
Trying to score on Aaron Judge’s sacrifice fly on May 12 in Seattle, Cabrera suffered a broken right ankle during sliding into home plate in the ninth inning. An ambulance came onto the field at T-Mobile Park to pick up the 26-year-old, who was taken to the hospital.
Cabrera also thanked Judge and shortstop Anthony Volpe for coming to visit him the night of the game.
‘My captain Aaron Judge and another one of my favorite people, Anthony Volpe, were there,’ Cabrera said. ‘They didn’t have to be there, but they still went without even having anything in their stomachs.’
Cabrera had started 30 of the Yankees’ first 41 games of the season at third base, batting .243 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 107 at-bats.
“My return to the field begins today,’ Cabrera wrote. ‘Thanks to you, I feel more motivated than ever. With the strength I’ve always had and all of this beautiful energy that all of you give me, I tell you that I will return, and I will return even stronger to continue giving my best every day.’
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