Fernando Cabrera (baseball)
| Fernando Cabrera | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cleveland Indians in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relief pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: November 16, 1981 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| August 20, 2004, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| July 16, 2010, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 8–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fernando José Cabrera (born November 16, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former
Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox
.
Career
Cleveland Indians
Cabrera was drafted by the
Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft and signed in August 1999.[1] He was selected to participate in the 2005 All-Star Futures Game. He was designated for assignment by Cleveland on August 1, 2007,[2] and was subsequently released on August 9.[3]
Baltimore Orioles
The
disabled list by the Orioles at the beginning of the 2008 season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.[4]
Boston Red Sox
On January 27, 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[5] He was called up to the Red Sox on August 9, 2009.[6]
Oakland Athletics
He played with the Sacramento River Cats in the Oakland Athletics system in 2011.
New York Mets
On January 10, 2012, Cabrera signed with the New York Mets to a minor league deal.[7]
Los Angeles Angels
On January 11, 2013, Cabrera signed a minor league deal with the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He was assigned to the Salt Lake Bees
, and he played a season for them before retiring.
International play
Cabrera played for Puerto Rico in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classic. In 2009, he gave up the ninth-inning single to David Wright to allow Team USA to come back from a 5–4 deficit to win the game, eliminating Puerto Rico from the competition.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "10th Round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (July 31, 2007). "Cabrera designated for assignment". Cleveland Indians. MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (August 10, 2007). "Notes: Indians pick up Gomez". Cleveland Indians. MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Fordin, Spencer (September 5, 2008). "O's make flurry of roster moves". Baltimore Orioles. MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Silva, Drew (January 27, 2009). "Red Sox Invite Six More To Camp". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions". Boston Red Sox. MLB.com. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Cerrone, Matthew (January 10, 2012). "Mets sign Miguel Batista, Fernando Cabrera & Sean Kazmar". MetsBlog.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- The Daily Breeze. March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)