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Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fernando José Cabrera (born November 16, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox.
Fernando Cabrera | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Cabrera with the Cleveland Indians in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Relief pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | November 16, 1981|||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 20, 2004, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||
July 16, 2010, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 8–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 5.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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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]
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays claimed him off release waivers on August 13, and had five days to sign him or let Cabrera become a free agent. Cabrera decided to become a free agent and signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on August 21, 2007. The Orioles recalled Cabrera in September 2007. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Orioles at the beginning of the 2008 season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.[4]
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]
He played with the Sacramento River Cats in the Oakland Athletics system in 2011.
On January 10, 2012, Cabrera signed with the New York Mets to a minor league deal.[7]
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.
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]
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