CLEVELAND DJ LeMahieu is nearing a rehab a signment, but one of his fill-ins joined him on the injured list Saturday. All the while, Oswaldo Cabrera continues to make a winning impact whenever he gets in the lineup, which now figures to be just about every day until LeMahieu returns with Jon Berti on the shelf. Before , Cabrera crushed a two-run home run in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Progre sive Field. DJ LeMahieu is progre sing well in his injury rehab. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Then the third baseman added an RBI double in the nightcap on the way to an 8-2 win, capping off another strong day for Cabrera, who was playing Curtis Lazar Jersey for the first time since last Sunday after sitting against a trio of left-handers in the series against the Marlins. Talk about somebody that comes to the field every day and gives everything he has the definition is Oswaldo Cabrera, catcher Jose Trevino said. Watching him grow, watching him come up, watching him play the game, how he handles himself, how he handles his teammates, its top of the charts for me. Explore More Cabrera has reached base safely in 10 of his 11 games this season, with eight of his 13 hits driving in a run. Coming off a brutal 2023 at the plate, Cabrera is batting .317 with a .963 OPS and 11 RBIs (trailing only Juan Soto for the team lead) through 11 games. Feel happy about it, feel proud, Cabrera said. Me and all the hitting coaches, I know they feel the same way. But like I always say, we have to stay present all the time and keep working on the things weve been doing and try to get better all the time. The 25-year-old Cabrera has the Yankees in a good spot as they await the return of LeMahieu, which appears to be on the horizon. Oswaldo Cabrera celebrates a two-run homer against the Guardians on Saturday. AP The veteran third baseman, who has been out since the middle of March with a non-displaced fracture in his right foot, took ground balls and did more running in between games here Saturday. He seems close, to me, to being able to get into some rehab games, manager Aaron Boone said. Hopefully thats coming soon. I know hes starting to [champ] at the bit a little bit to be ready to go in some games. Its been encouraging his last couple weeks. Boone was unsure how many rehab games LeMahieu might need before being ready to join the Yankees. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Berti, meanwhile, suffered the groin injury legging out an infield single in the ninth inning of Wednesdays lo s to the Marlins. He was replaced on the roster ahead of Game 2 by Kevin Smith, who was called up from Triple-A. I dont think its overly severe, but I dont have a timeline for you, Boone said. Kurtis Macdermid Jersey