SEATTLE — The Yankees’ fears were confirmed on Tuesday when Oswaldo Cabrera was diagnosed with a fractured left ankle. The effervescent third baseman was injured in a gruesome play at the plate in the ninth inning Monday night at T-Mobile Park, which forced him to leave the field in an ambulance headed to a local hospital.

The New York Yankees continue to hold first place in the American League East, despite a lengthy series of injuries to key players. But on Monday night in Seattle, they suffered their most horrifying injury yet,