The New York Yankees received a strong boost to their infield with the return of Oswaldo Cabrera after a long layoff. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox received an injury update on Romy Gonzalez.
Let’s check out the above injury updates.
Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera Returns From Horrific Injury
Oswaldo Cabrera made his Grapefruit League debut on Friday as he returned to the field for the first time in 10 months. He played four innings as shortstop, in which he drew a walk and later scored.
Cabrera has been sidelined since that night in Seattle last May. As he reached home plate, he suffered a broken left ankle and ligament damage around it.
The only good memory coming out of this that the utilityman wants to remember is the outpouring of support from Yankees teammates and coaches who visited him later that night in the hospital.
“That was one of the most beautiful things that happened that night,” Cabrera said Friday afternoon. “They did a really nice job showing me the love, the support that I really needed in that moment. I’m so glad for having that.”
After he suffered an injury to his left ankle, Cabrera underwent surgery that inserted a plate and seven screws to stabilize his foot.
“Staying positive, staying mentally strong,” he said. “Having that mentality of, ‘Keep going, that this is nothing hard, we can come back from this and this is not a big deal.’ I think that [was] a big challenge I had this offseason.”
For now, Cabrera is working hard to be on the roster come Opening Day.
Romy Gonzalez Update Eases Red Sox Fears
Last week, Romy Gonzalez received a platelet-rich plasma injection for his shoulder troubles. Gonzalez is likely to miss Opening Day, but that’s not all. The slugger is scheduled to meet a shoulder specialist next week to see if he requires surgery.
Gonzalez said the surgery option doesn’t mean “season-ender,” but any significant time for recovery would be a big hit for the Red Sox.
After a career-high season, Gonzalez started having shoulder problems and in January, his shoulder got sore while ramping up for Spring Training. In 2025, he posted a batting line of .305/.343/.483 in 341 plate appearances for the Sox.
The Red Sox will especially miss Gonzalez’s hard-hitting against southpaws, as he hit seven of his nine home runs and posted a 162 wRC+ against them.
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