Full name is Oswaldo Alberto Cabrera Mabaricuna.
2022
Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees, batting .247 (38-for-154) with 21R, eight doubles, one triple, 6HR, 19RBI, 15BB, 1SF and 3SB in 44 games…appeared defensively at RF (27G/24GS), LF (9G/8GS), SS (4G/3GS), 2B (3G/3GS), 3B (3G/3GS) and 1B (3G)...Recorded seven outfield assists in just 34 games…his seven outfield assists were tied with Aaron Judge for the team lead…his seven outfield assists were also the most in the Majors from when he made his Major League debut on 8/17 to the end of the season…prior to his Major League debut, had played just four professional games in the outfield...According to the YES Network, was the first player in franchise history to start at four different positions within his first six Major League games (3B, SS, RF, 2B)…made his first three career starts all at different positions (3B, SS, RF)…according to Elias, was the first Yankees player to start at three different positions in his first three Major League starts since Tyler Wade in 2017 (LF, 2B, RF)…prior to Wade, the last Yankee to do so was Don Mattingly from 1982-83 (LF, RF, 1B)…Shane Spencer was not counted in 1998 because he was a DH in one of his first three Major League starts...Began the year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hitting .262/.340/.492 (48-for-183) with 29R, 12 doubles, three triples, 8HR, 29RBI, 19BB and 10SB in 47 games…appeared defensively at 2B (21G), SS (15G), 3B (6G), RF (2G) and LF (1G)…also appeared in five rehab games with Single-A Tampa and the FCL Yankees...Over his final 20 games with the RailRiders (7/22-8/16), hit .382/.461/.684 (29-for-76) with 16R, four doubles, two triples, 5HR, 17RBI, 10BB, 2HP, 1SF and 8SB...Was recalled from Triple-A on 8/17 and made his Major League debut later that night vs. Tampa Bay…was the first Yankee to start at 3B in his Major League debut since Zelous Wheeler on 7/3/14 at Minnesota...Picked up his first Major League hit with a fourth-inning double on 8/18 vs. Toronto…also singled in the seventh inning…was the first Yankee to pick up a multi-hit game within his first two career games since Thairo Estrada on 4/23/19 at Los Angeles-AL (went 2-for-4 in his second career game)…was the first Yankee to do so while playing shortstop since Derek Jeter (went 2-for-3 in his second career game on 5/30/95 at Seattle)...Batted .314/.351/.457 (11-for-35) with 3R, three doubles, one triple, 2RBI and 2BB in nine games from 8/18-27...Recorded his first career RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the fourth inning on 8/23 vs. New York-NL...Set a career high with 3H on 8/25 at Oakland…became the first Yankee to record at least 3H in a game within his first eight career games since Garrett Cooper went 3-for-4 on 7/17/17 at Minnesota in his fourth career game...Recorded 3H in back-to-back games from 8/25-26 at Oakland…became the first Yankee to record at least 3H in a game multiple times within his first nine career games since Steve Whitaker in 1966 (went 3-for-4 in his fourth and fifth career games)...Hit a “walk-off” single in the 12th inning in Game 1 on 9/7 vs. Minnesota…was the first Yankees rookie with a “walk-off” hit since Mike Ford on 9/1/19 vs. Oakland…also recorded his fifth outfield assist in the 10th inning, throwing out the would be go-ahead run at home (his 12th career game in the outfield)…according to Elias, was just the seventh player to make his debut in the Expansion Era (since 1961) and to record at least five outfield assists in his first 12 games in the outfield…joined San Francisco’s Juan Pérez (five in 2013), Kansas City’s Gary Thurman (six in 1987), California’s Ken Landreaux (eight in 1977), Los Angeles-NL’s Lee Lacy (six in 1975), Washington-AL’s Gary Holman (six in 1968) and Minnesota’s Jimmie Hall (eight in 1963)...Batted .304/.389/.595 (24-for-79) with 17R, five doubles, 6HR, 15RBI, 11BB and 3SB over his final 23 games of the season (since 9/10)…his .595 SLG and .984 OPS were both the eighth-highest in the AL over that stretch...Eleven of his last 22H of the season went for extra bases (five doubles, 6HR)...Hit his first career HR — a two-run HR in the second inning — on 9/11 vs. Tampa Bay…recorded his sixth outfield assist of the season in the second inning…according to Elias, was the first player to have at least six outfield assists in his first 16 career games in the outfield since Boston’s Dom DiMaggio in 1940 (seven outfield assists)… Elias also notes that he is the first Yankee to have at least six outfield assists in his first 16 career games in the outfield since Chick Fewster in 1919 (six outfield assists)...Reached base a career-high five times on 9/16 at Milwaukee)…was the first Yankees rookie to reach base at least five times in a game since Aaron Judge did so twice in 2017…started the game in RF before moving to 1B in the sixth inning…had never appeared in a game at 1B in his professional career…then moved to LF for one batter in the ninth inning before moving back to 1B...Reached base in 15 of his final 17 games of the season (9/18-10/5), reaching base multiple times in eight of those games…batted .316/.391/.649 (18-for-57) with 14R, four doubles, 5HR, 11RBI, 7BB and 2SB over that stretch…his .649 SLG was the eighth-highest in the AL over that span...Reached base four times on 9/18 at Milwaukee, recording a career-high-tying 3H (3-for-4, 2R, one double, 1HR, 2RBI, 1BB)…marked his first career game with multiple XBH...Hit his first career grand slam in the first inning on 9/21 vs. Pittsburgh…became just the sixth Yankee in the last 55 seasons (since 1969) to hit a grand slam within his first three career home runs, joining Francisco Cervelli (second career HR on 5/8/11 at Texas), Melky Cabrera (third career HR on 7/5/06 at Cleveland), Hideki Matsui (first career HR on 4/8/03 vs. Minnesota), Jay Buhner (second career HR on 6/11/88 vs. Baltimore) and Fred Stanley (third career HR on 9/8/73 vs. Milwaukee)…also recorded a career-high 5RBI…became just the sixth Yankee to record 5RBI in a game within his first 30 career games (since RBI became an official stat in 1920), joining Kevin Maas (5RBI on 7/14/90 vs. Chicago-AL), Jay Buhner (5RBI on 6/11/88 vs. Baltimore), Russ Derry (5RBI in Game 1 on 8/13/44 vs. Chicago-AL), Charlie Keller (6RBI on 5/2/39 at Detroit) and Gil McDougald (6RBI on 5/3/51 at St. Louis-AL)...Recorded a career-high seven-game hitting streak from 9/23-30, batting .360/.407/.680 (9-for-25) with 6R, two doubles, 2HR, 3RBI, 2BB and 2SB over that span...Hit his sixth HR of the season with a go-ahead solo HR in the first inning in Game 1 on 10/4 at Texas (1-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI)…recorded his seventh outfield in just his 34th game of the season…according to Elias, was the first player to record at least seven outfield assists in his first 34 career games in the outfield since Oakland’s Ramon Laureano (7)...Started eight of the Yankees’ nine postseason games, batting .071 (2-for-28) with 2R, one double, 1HR, 2RBI and 1BB…made five starts in LF and three at SS…went 2-for-3 with 2R, one double, 1HR and 2RBI in ALDS Game 3 at Cleveland, picking up his first hit of the postseason with a third-inning double and hitting his first career postseason HR with a two-run shot in the fifth.
2021
Combined with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to hit .272/.330/.533 (127-for-467) with 72R, 31 doubles, 2 triples, 29HR, 89RBI, 41BB and 21SB in 118 games…made 50 starts at 2B, 35 starts at 3B and 23 starts at SS....Led all Yankees minor leaguers in RBI and total bases (249), ranked second in hits, doubles, home runs, extra base hits, and slugging, tied for fourth in runs, tied for fifth in OPS (.863) and 10th in BA...Spent the majority of the season with Double-A Somerset, batting .256/.311/.492 (112-for-437) with 61R, 29 doubles, 1 triple, 24HR, 78RBI, 36BB and 20SB…led the Double-A Northeast in hits, RBI, extra-base hits (54) and total bases (215), as well as ranking third in home runs, tied for fourth in doubles and tied for fifth in stolen bases (20)… was the only player in the league with 20HR and 20SB…following the season, he was named the Double-A Northeast Most Valuable Player and a Postseason All-Star...Was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/21 and hit .500/.583/1.133 (15-for-30) with 11R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 5BB and 1SB...Following the season, he was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees’ No. 8 prospect...Was added to the 40-man roster on 11/19.
2020
Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
In 120 games at Single-A Tampa, hit .260 (117-for-450) with 55R, 29 doubles, 8HR, 56RBI and 10SB…ranked sixth among Yankees minor leaguers in hits…tied for third in the Florida State League in doubles, tied for seventh in hits and tied for eighth total bases (170).
2018
Spent the entire season with Single-A Charleston, batting .229 (111-for-485) with 48R, 24 doubles, 1 triple, 6HR, 48RBI and 28BB in 126 games.
2017
Combined at Single-A Charleston and short-season Single-A Staten Island to hit .252 (103-for-408) with 49R, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR and 53RBI in 112 games…appeared at 3B (41G), 2B (40G) and SS (31G)...Started and finished the season with Charleston, hitting .242 (77-for-318) with 37R, 11 doubles, 4HR and 37RBI in 89 games…at 18 years and 1 month, was the youngest player to make a 2017 Opening Day roster in the South Atlantic League....Appeared in 23 games in one stint with Staten Island, hitting .289 (26-for-90) with 12R, 3 doubles, 1 triple and 16RBI.
2016
Played at three levels in his professional debut, combining to hit .345/.396/.523 (68-for-197) with 33R, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 4HR, 25RBI and 7SB in 52 games with the DSL Yankees 2, GCL Yankees East and Rookie-level Pulaski....Began the season in the DSL and hit .441/.487/.647 (30-for-68) with 15R, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 1HR and 12RBI in 19 games...Was promoted to the GCL on 7/14 and recorded at least 1H and 1R in all seven games (7/15-23), batting .455/.471/.818 (15-for-33) with 9R, 6 doubles, 2HR and 6RBI.
