Trey Cabbage

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Trey Cabbage
Houston Astros – No. 38
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1997-05-03) May 3, 1997 (age 27)
Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 14, 2023, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through June 16, 2024)
Batting average.230
Home runs2
Runs batted in12
Teams

Trey Aaron Cabbage (born May 3, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels.

Career

Amateur career

Cabbage grew up in

All-American in his senior year.[2]

Minnesota Twins

The

runs batted in (RBIs) in 33 games.[4]

Cabbage played for the rookie-level

Fort Myers Miracle, playing in 99 games and hitting .239/.306/.447 with 15 home runs and 53 RBIs.[7]

Cabbage did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] He started the 2021 season with Cedar Rapids and was promoted to the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge in July.[9] In 108 games, Cabbage batted a cumulative .264/.346/.535 with 27 home runs and 82 RBIs.[10] He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[11]

Los Angeles Angels

On November 28, 2021, Cabbage signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization.[12] In 2022, he played in 30 games for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, hitting .327/.434/.664 with 10 home runs, 32 RBIs, and a career-high 10 stolen bases.[13] He was named the Southern League's player of the month for April.[12] On May 25, 2022, it was announced that Cabbage would miss 3-to-4 months after being diagnosed with a fractured left forearm.[14] The injury ended up being season-ending, as Cabbage did not play in another game in 2022.[15]

Cabbage was assigned to the Triple-A

40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[18] In 22 games for the Angels, he hit .208/.232/.321 with one home run and seven RBIs. On January 27, 2024, Cabbage was designated for assignment by the Angels.[19]

Houston Astros

On January 31, 2024, the Angels traded Cabbage to the Houston Astros in exchange for Carlos Espinosa.[20] He was optioned to the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys to begin the 2024 season.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Baseball a family affair for Grainger's Trey Cabbage". wbir.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b WADE LITTLETON (ed.). "Grainger High's Cabbage picked 110th by Twins". The Rogersville Review.
  3. ^ "Dream day for Grainger's Cabbage at Target Field". June 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Article: Get To Know: Infielder Trey Cabbage". twinsdaily.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Trey Cabbage joins Kernels from Elizabethton". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Trey Cabbage Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Twins Spotlight: Episode 25 (Trey Cabbage)". twinsdaily.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Kleinhans, Chris (June 28, 2021). "Trey Cabbage, Spencer Steer Promoted to Wichita | Kernels". Milb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lettuce appreciate 2021 season of Twins prospect Trey Cabbage". ballysports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Pandas, Rocket City Trash. "Cabbage, Silseth win Southern League's April awards". WAAY 31 News.
  13. ^ Reports, Staff & Contributed. "Former Grainger standout Trey Cabbage returns to East Tennessee; takes down Smokies". Citizen Tribune.
  14. ^ "Angels' Trey Cabbage: Facing extended absence". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Angels' Trey Cabbage: Healthy for spring camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "Angels' Trey Cabbage: Shifted to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Los Angeles Angels' Trey Cabbage hits 487-foot home run". mlb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "Angels' Trey Cabbage: Contract purchased Friday". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  19. ^ "Angels bring back LHP Matt Moore on $9 million, 1-year contract".
  20. ^ "Astros get 30-30 prospect Cabbage in trade with Angels". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "Astros' offseason addition Trey Cabbage among five players optioned to minor league camp". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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