SEATTLE — The excitement in the Yankees’ dugout came to a sudden and horrifying stop Monday night in the ninth inning when Oswaldo Cabera, among the most popular players on the club for several years running, suffered what appeared to be a severe left leg injury and had to be taken off the field via ambulance.

Oswaldo Cabrera was laying behind home plate on his belly in agony. He tagged up on Judge’s bases-loaded, one-out flyball to right, sped home and twisted his left ankle trying to avoid a tag by Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh.

The game was almost certainly done when Aaron Judge hit a sacrifice fly ball to enable Cabrera to slide in for the Yankees' 11th run of the night. However, the Venezuelan took a bad step, and his left ankle turned sideways in a horrific scene at T-Mobile Park.