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.
