Full name is Oswaldo Alberto Cabrera Mabaricuna...His brother, Leobaldo, was also signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent and spent four seasons in the Yankees minor league system (2015-18)...Following the 2024 season, was tabbed by the New York Chapter of the BBWAA as the winner of the Joan Payson/Shannon Forde Award for Community Service.
2025
In 34 games with the Yankees, hit .243 (26-for-107) with 17R, four doubles, one HR, 11 RBI, 11 BB, two HP and one SF...appeared defensively at third base (33G/30GS), first base (2G), left field (1G) and right field (1G)...Hit .316/.381/.316 (6-for-19) with 1BB and 1HP vs. left-handed pitching...Batted .298/.388/.404 (17-for-57) with 13R, three doubles, one HR, eight RBI, seven BB, two HP and one SF in 17 games on the road...Hit .291/.364/.354 (23-for-79) with 13R, two doubles, one HR, eight RBI, seven BB and two HP over his first 24 games from 3/27-4/29...Started at 3B and went 1-for-3 with one run on Opening Day vs. Milwaukee...Reached base in 14-of-18G from 4/4-29, hitting .313/.389/.391 (20-for-64) with 11R, two doubles, one HR, eight RBI, six BB and two HP...Reached base four times and drove in four of the Yankees’ nine runs on 4/4 at Pittsburgh...recorded a go-ahead two-run single in the second inning, an RBI single in the third and a bases-loaded walk in the fourth…marked the second time in his career he recorded at least four RBI in a game (also 5RBI on 9/21/22 vs. Pittsburgh)…also marked the sixth time in his career he has reached base at least four times (first since his 4TOB on 3/29/24 at Houston)...Hit his only home run of the season on 4/17 at Tampa Bay with a solo shot in the fifth inning...Exited the game on 5/12 at Seattle with a left ankle fracture after a collision at home plate in the ninth inning...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 5/13 and missed the Yankees’ final 121 games…was transferred to the 60-day I.L. on 6/19...Underwent surgery on his left ankle on 5/15…the procedure was performed by Dr. Holly Johnson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
2024
In 109 games with the Yankees, batted .247 (74-for-299) with 47R, 11 doubles, 8HR, 36RBI, 21BB, 1HP, 4SB and 3SF…appeared defensively at 3B (74G/62GS), 2B (13G/7GS), 1B (13G/5GS), SS (6G/4GS), RF (3G/1GS) and LF (3G/0GS)…posted career highs in runs scored, hits, home runs and RBI...Hit .268/.320/.409 (59-for-220) with seven doubles, 8HR and 17BB vs. right-handed pitching…batted .352/.420/.521 (25-for-71) with three doubles, 3HR, 9BB, 2SB and 1SF vs. right-handed pitching over his final 42 games of the season (7/6-9/28)...Five of his 8HR either tied the game (two) or gave the Yankees the lead (three)...Batted .310/.349/.534 (18-for-58) with 11R, four doubles, 3HR, 13RBI, 4BB and 1SF over his first 16 games of the season from 3/28-4/19…reached base in 14 of those games and hit safely in 13 of those games...Over his first three games of the season at the Astros from 3/28-30, was 7-for-13 (.538) with 3R, one double, 2HR and 6RBI…according to STATS, was the fifth Major League player since 1974 to have a game-tying hit in the sixth inning-or-later in three straight games…joined Colorado’s Vinny Castilla (3G from 4/13 16/98), Kansas City’s Craig Paquette (3G from 8/27-29/96), Chicago-NL’s Keith Moreland (3G from 8/1-3/84) and San Diego’s Garry Templeton (3G from 7/3-5/82)...Was the third Yankee in the last 25 years (since 2000) to record at least 7H in the Yankees’ first three games of a season, joining Chase Headley (7H in 2017) and Starlin Castro (7H in 2016)...Was the fourth Yankee (fifth time) in the last 20 years (since 2005) to record at least 6RBI through the Yankees’ first three games of a season, joining Anthony Rizzo (6RBI in 2022), Starlin Castro (8RBI in 2016) and Mark Teixeira (7RBI in 2011 and ‘16)...Hit a game-tying solo HR in the sixth inning on Opening Day at Houston…was just the second Yankee age 25-or-younger to hit a home run on Opening Day in the last 25 years (since 2000), joining Melky Cabrera (23y, 234d on O.D. on 4/1/08 vs. Toronto) and just the third Yankee (fourth time) in the last 31 years (since 1994) to do so (also Derek Jeter: 21y, 281d on O.D. on 4/2/96 at Cleveland and 24y, 283d on O.D. on 4/5/99 at Oakland)…was the ninth Yankee in franchise history to homer from the No. 9 spot in the starting lineup on Opening Day, joining Didi Gregorius (2016), Melky Cabrera (2008), Derek Jeter (1996), Pat Kelly (1993), Roberto Kelly (1989), Bucky Dent (1981), Allie Reynolds (1948) and Jack Chesbro (1904)...Recorded a career-high 4H and a season-high 3RBI on 3/29 at Houston, including a game-tying RBI single in the seventh inning and a two-run single in the eighth inning (4 -for-5, one double, 3RBI)…drove in three runs in a game for the third time in his career (5RBI on 9/21/22 vs. Pittsburgh and 3RBI on 4/7/23 at Baltimore)...Hit his second HR of the year with a game-tying two-run HR in the seventh inning on 3/30 at Houston…marked his first career HR that either tied the game or gave the Yankees the lead in the seventh inning-or-later...Made his first career start at 1B on 5/5 vs. Detroit (2-for-3, one double, 1RBI)...Made his first career pitching appearance on 6/8 vs. Los Angeles-NL (0.1IP, 2BB)...Hit safely in 19 of his final 22 starts of the season from 7/6-9/28, batting .321 (26-for-81) with 17R, three doubles, 2HR, 9RBI, 8BB, 1SF and 2SB in those games...Hit safely in a season-high six straight games from 8/7(G1)-17, batting .444/.474/.833 (8-for-18) with 4R, one double, 2HR, 3RBI, 1BB and 1SB...Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career from 8/7(G1)-8...Appeared in seven postseason games for the Yankees and reached base in 4-of-9PA (1H, 3BB)…made two starts at 1B in the ALDS (Game 1 vs. Kansas City and Game 3 at Kansas City).
2023
Batted .211 (63-for-298) with 35R, 11 doubles, 5HR, 29RBI, 25BB and 8SB in 115 games over four stints with the Yankees (3/30-5/31, 6/3-18, 6/22-7/22 and 8/3-10/1)…appeared defensively at all three outfield positions (LF - 51G/34GS, RF - 49G/25GS, CF - 1G), 3B (15G/13GS), 2B (6G/3GS), SS (5G/5GS) and 1B (1G)...According to Elias, was just the third player in franchise history to play all three outfield positions and all four infield positions in a single season, joining Clay Bellinger (2000) and Wid Conroy (1905)...In 32 Interleague games, hit .293 (22-for-75) with 10R, three doubles, 2HR, 8RBI, 7BB and 3SB...Made his first career Opening Day roster…started in LF on Opening Day vs. San Francisco...Drove in a go-ahead run with an RBI single in the ninth inning on 4/12 at Cleveland…marked his second career hit that gave the Yankees the lead in the ninth inning-or-later (also a “walk-off single in the 12th inning on 9/7/22-G1 vs. Minnesota)...Notched 8RBI over a seven-game span from 5/7-14...Over an 11-game stretch from 6/28-7/16, reached base in 12-of-20 plate appearances (7H/4BB/1HP)...Was one of four Venezuela-born players to appear in the same starting lineup for the Yankees eight times over a span from 8/27-9/30 (also Oswald Peraza, Everson Pereira and Gleyber Torres)…prior to 2023, the Yankees had four Venezuela-born players in the same starting lineup just four times in franchise history (Cabrera, Marwin Gonzalez, Peraza and Torres each started in four games in September 2022)...Became the first player in franchise history to appear at 3B, RF and CF in a game on 8/31 at Detroit…started the game at 3B before moving to RF in the eighth inning and CF in the 10th inning…marked his first professional appearance in CF...Was one of six Yankees players age 24-or-younger to start from 9/2-3 (also Jasson Domínguez, Oswald Peraza, Everson Pereira, Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells)…it marked the first time the Yankees had six players 24-or-younger start in the same game since 9/11/69 at Washington-AL and just the fifth and sixth such occurrences in the last 91 years (since 1933)…marked the first time since 9/18/32-G2 that the Yankees had six such position players start in the same game...Drew a bases-loaded walk in the second inning on 9/2 at Houston…with Oswald Peraza, Everson Pereira and Austin Wells all driving in a run as well, it marked the 12th time since 1920 (when RBI became an official stat) that the Yankees had four players 24-or-younger record an RBI in the same game and the second time in the last 68 years (since 1956)…John Ellis (21), Thurman Munson (23), Jerry Kenney (24) and Bobby Murcer (24) also did so on 6/21/70 at Boston (confirmed by Elias)...Hit safely in 10 of his 12 games from 9/10-24, batting .295 (13-for-44) with 5R, three doubles, 1HR, 3RBI, 5BB and 1SB over that stretch…also hit safely in a season-high six straight games from 9/10-16, batting .364/.481/.591 (8-for-22) with 4R, two doubles, 1HR, 3RBI, 5BB and 1SB…reached base in 13-of-27 plate appearances in that span (8H/5BB)…marked the second-longest hitting streak of his career (7G from 9/23-30/22)...Recorded the Yankees’ first hit of the game in the 11th inning on 9/10 vs. Milwaukee with a game-tying RBI double… marked his third career hit that either tied the game (one) or gave the Yankees the lead (two) in extra innings...Batted .225 (9-for-40) with 7R, one double, 2HR, 6RBI, 5BB, 1HP and 2SB in 10 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...Following the season, appeared in 25 games for the Tiburones De La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .267 (23-for-86) with 13R, three doubles, two triples, 2RBI, 9BB and 1SB.
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.
