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.

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.

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.