Yankees break camp with many questions and ‘two more spots to fill’

HOUSTON — DJ LeMahieu’s foot injury late in camp was a blow for both the Yankees and their veteran third baseman, who they believed was primed for a big season.

But the injury also created a domino effect that has the Yankees searching for bench help with the back end of their roster still unsettled heading toward Thursday’s Opening Day against the Astros.

Oswaldo Cabrera was in line to fill a super utility role, but LeMahieu’s absence — which will last at least through the Yankees’ seven-game road trip to open the season — means Cabrera is currently likely to get most of the action at third base.

The only problem with that — other than the fact that Cabrera is much more of a question mark offensively than LeMahieu, who was set to hit leadoff — is that Cabrera was going to offer the Yankees insurance at shortstop, third base and first base.

Other positions, too, but if Cabrera is holding down third base, the Yankees suddenly do not have a legitimate backup at those three positions.

“We got two more spots to fill,” Aaron Boone said Monday before the Yankees wrapped up their two-game series in Mexico City. “The final iteration isn’t done. We’ll see.”