Cashman posts photo of himself after ankle surgery

What does Brian Cashman have in common with Derek Jeter and Joba Chamberlain?  Nothing really besides having the third most famous broken ankle in recent New York Yankees history.

After the Yankees general manager broke his right fibula and dislocated his right ankle while skydiving with the Golden Knights of the U.S. Army Monday morning, Cashman had surgery later at Broward Health Medical Center and posted a photo of himself in a thigh-high cast giving the thumbs up.

Cashman made the jump to help raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project —as well as a little thrill-seeking life experience — and was in an upbeat mood after suffering the injury on his second unscheduled tandem jump.

"I'm in great spirits, and it was an awesome experience," Cashman said in a release.  "The Golden Knights are first class. While I certainly didn't intend to raise awareness in exactly this fashion, I'm extremely happy that the Wounded Warrior Project is getting the well deserved additional attention."

The daredevil GM said he was a "nervous" when his parachuting partner, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Watts "walked me to the edge, and the wind was blowing, and we were 12,500 feet up."  Cashman was actually at a height of 13,650 before they jumped from the plane and did a free fall for 48 seconds at a speed of 129 mph, according to Watts.

Brian Cashman breaks ankle on second jump with Army's Golden Knights

Brian Cashman took a break from the payroll drama that is the New York Yankees and jumped out of a plane from 12,500 feet Monday morning.  Not that the pressure was getting to him or anything — the Yankees general manager did it to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project and his own sense of worth.

The jump with the Golden Knights of the U.S. Army, based out of Homestead Air Force Base in Florida, marked what was the latest in several stunts performed by the daredevil GM to promote various causes.

"It's an opportunity to do something that a lot of people don't do or will ever do, so that's awesome," Cashman said the other day before the leap of faith. "It's called living."

Cashman — who was accompanied by The New York Daily News writer John Harper — loved the initial jump so much that he went back to do it a second time, calling it "an incredible experience."

Yanks' Cashman to parachute with Golden Knights

Brian Cashman's "significant offer" to Robinson Cano may be the biggest leap of faith he has taken over the past few weeks.

At least until the jump he takes Monday morning.

The New York Yankees general manager will parachute over Miami early that day with the Golden Knights of the U.S. Army to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project.

"It's an opportunity to do something that a lot of people don't do or will never do, so that's awesome," said the daredevil Cashman. "It's called living.  But it's not like on my list of something I've always wanted to do.  I'm kind of excited for the opportunity to do it but at the same time, big-time nervous about doing it."

When someone asked Cashman about the Cano deal, he replied," I've got no comment.  I want to make sure I have a parachute."

Cashman wouldn't go into details about his tandem jump strapped to one of the elite Golden Knights and didn't want to know either.

"The less you know, the better you are," said Cashman who has rappelled own the side of a Connecticut office building for charity the last two holiday seasons.

"It's harder probably to be GM of the Yankees than jump out of an airplane," he reasoned.

At least we know one has a golden parachute.