Asdrubal Cabrera, Infield


Date of Birth: 11/13/1985
Birthplace: Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Asdrubal Cabrera, infielder, was originally with the Seattle Mariners, playing in their minor league system from 2004-2006. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians at the end of June, 2006, and he spent his first year with the Indians in the minor leagues.

In 2007, Cabrera played in 45 games, primarily at second base, with the Indians. The following season, he batted .259 with 91 hits, 20 doubles, and 47 RBIs in 114 games. On May 12, 2008, he made an unassisted triple play. He played most of the season at second base, making 281 assists, 202 putouts, 83 double plays, and 3 errors in 94 games.

Cabrera became a shortstop for the Indians in 2009, playing in 100 games with them that year. The following season, he had a broken forearm and he played in just 97 games.

The 2011 season was Cabrera's best one. That year, he won a Silver Slugger award and batted .273 with career highs in hits (165), home runs (25), and RBIs (92) in 151 games.

In February, 2012, the Indians and Cabrera agreed to a one-year, $4.55 million contract. Two months later, they signed a two-year, $16.5 million contract extension that includes a one-year club option. In 2013, he batted .242 with 123 hits, 35 doubles, 14 home runs, and 64 RBIs in 136 games.

On July 31, 2014, Cabrera was traded to the Washington Nationals. He finished the 2014 season with 133 hits, 31 double, 61 RBIs, and a .241 batting average in 97 games with the Indians and 49 games with the Nationals. He had 15 at-bats in 4 games in the postseason and he had 3 hits, 1 double, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs.

Cabrera signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on December 30, 2014. He finished the 2015 season with 134 hits, 28 doubles, 15 home runs, 58 RBIs, and a .265 batting average. As a shortstop, he made 284 assists, 51 double plays, 150 putouts, and 9 errors in 136 games.

Cabrera signed a two-year, $16.5 million contract with the New York Mets on December 9, 2015. He had a good 2016 season, batting .280 with 146 hits, 30 doubles, 23 home runs, and 62 RBIs in 141 games. Defensively, as the Mets' shortstop in 135 games, he made 329 assists, 77 double plays, 175 putouts, and 7 errors.

Cabrera had a good season with the Mets in 2017, batting .280 in 135 games. He had 134 hits, 32 doubles, 14 home runs, 59 RBIs, and 83 strikeouts to 50 walks. Defensively, he was moved from shortstop to utility infielder, playing 32 games at second base, 44 games at third base, and 45 games at shortstop.

Cabrera was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on July 27, 2018. He finished the 2018 season with 143 hits, 36 doubles, 23 home runs, 75 RBIs, 119 strikeouts to 41 walks, and a .262 batting average in 98 games with the Mets and 49 games with the Phillies. Defensively, he played 92 games at second base, 22 games at third base, and 31 games at shortstop.

Cabrera became a free agent on October 29, 2018. He signed with the Texas Rangers on January 24, 2019. He was released on August 3, 2019. He signed with the Nationals on August 5th. He finished the 2019 season with 116 hits, 25 doubles, 18 home runs, 91 RBIs, 103 strikeouts to 57 walks, and a .260 batting average in 93 games with the Rangers and 38 games with the Nationals. Defensively, he played 3 games at first base, 31 games at second base, and 98 games at third base. In the postseason, he had 7 hits, including a double, 5 RBIs, 10 strikeouts to 1 walk, and a .233 batting average in 30 at-bats in 12 games.

Cabrera became a free agent on October 31, 2019. He re-signed with the Nationals on January 8, 2020. He played in 52 games in 2020, and he finished with 46 hits, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs, 31 RBIs, 40 strikeouts to 19 walks, and a .242 batting average. Defensively, he played 25 games at first base and 17 games at third base. He was the Nationals' DH in 11 games.

Cabrera elected free agency on October 28, 2020. He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 22, 2021. He was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on August 27th. He finished the 2021 season with 71 hits, 21 doubles, 42 RBIs, 80 strikeouts to 36 walks, and a .230 batting average in 90 games with the Diamondbacks and 20 games with the Reds. Defensively, he played 65 games at third base.

Cabrera became a free agent after the 2021 season.

Career batting statistics for Cabrera through 2021 include:

  • 1,822 games played
  • 1,763 hits
  • 401 doubles
  • 195 home runs
  • 869 RBIs
  • 1,330 strikeouts to 589 walks
  • .266 batting average

Career fielding statistics for Cabrera at shortstop through 2021 include:

  • 1,079 games played
  • 2,798 assists
  • 651 double plays
  • 1,465 putouts
  • 111 errors
  • .975 fielding percentage

Personal Life

Cabrera and his wife Lismar have one son.

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Asdrubal Cabrera
ESPN - Asdrubal Cabrera