LOS ANGELES The Yankees will have a lot le s infield depth in the World Series than they did in the playoffs, as Jon Berti is out with a hip flexor he suffered when he scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the ALCS against Cleveland. Bertis lo s , who was added as a 13th pitcher, but it leaves the Yankees with Oswaldo Cabrera as the lone backup infielder. Thats especially risky with Anthony Rizzo still dealing with the effects of two fractured fingers in his right hand. Jon Berti was left of the World Series roster because of a hip flexor he suffered in Game 4 of the ALCS. Getty Images Rizzo has been solid since coming back, but its far from a given that hell be able to play every inning of the series. Manager Aaron Boone said before Game 1 of the World Caden Dana Jersey Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday that Berti would have been a lock to be on the roster before the injury and the Yankees were going to add Cortes as a 13th pitcher regardle s of the circumstances so its unclear where the Yankees would have gone if he hadnt gotten hurt. Explore More We were hoping a few days [off] would help, Boone said of the break between the ALCS and the World Series. He had a chance to play and be an important part of, especially, the bench mix. Its a blow. It sucks. Fortunately for the Yankees, Cabrera, like Berti, can sub at several different infield spots, and the Yankees still have a pair of backup outfielders in Trent Grisham and Ja son Dominguez. Berti, according to Boone, wasnt available in the Game 5 clincher in Cleveland He hurt himself in Game 4 when he scored that one, Boone said. He wasnt even going to be available to us in Game 5. We were hoping to kind of get him through. Berti had also provided some solid at-bats and is a valued pinch runner. 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! Hed dealt with a number of injuries during the regular season after arriving in March in a three-team trade from the Marlins to add an infielder once DJ LeMahieu went down with a foot injury. A strained calf cost Berti much of the regular season, but after his September return, he was just what the Yankees had hoped, even helping fill in for Rizzo at first base in the ALDS, when Rizzo was still out. He entered Game 4 as a pinch runner after Rizzo led off the top of the ninth of a tie game with a single to left. Anthony Volpe followed with a single and Alex Verdugo put the Yankees up for good by driving in Berti with a grounder to shortstop. Jo Adell Jersey