Fernando Cabrera (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Fernando Cabrera

| image = Fernando_Cabrera_in_motion.jpg

| caption = Cabrera with the Cleveland Indians in 2007

| position = Relief pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|16}}

| birth_place = Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

| team =

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 20

| debutyear = 2004

| debutteam = Cleveland Indians

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = July 16

| finalyear = 2010

| finalteam = Boston Red Sox

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 8–7

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 5.24

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 193

| teams =

Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2007}})
Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2007}}–{{mlby|2008}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2010}})

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Country|{{bb|PUR}}}}

}}

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.

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.{{Cite web |title=10th Round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1999&draft_round=10&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} He was selected to participate in the {{Baseball year|2005}} All-Star Futures Game. He was designated for assignment by Cleveland on August 1, {{mlby|2007}},{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=July 31, 2007 |title=Cabrera designated for assignment |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&content_id=2121708&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813014554/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070731&content_id=2121708&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |archive-date=August 13, 2007 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Cleveland Indians |publisher=MLB.com}} and was subsequently released on August 9.{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=August 10, 2007 |title=Notes: Indians pick up Gomez |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070809&content_id=2139901&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012140552/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070809&content_id=2139901&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Cleveland Indians |publisher=MLB.com}}

=Baltimore Orioles=

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 {{mlby|2008}} season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.{{Cite web |last=Fordin |first=Spencer |date=September 5, 2008 |title=O's make flurry of roster moves |url=http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080905&content_id=3422974&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909181048/http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080905&content_id=3422974&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal |archive-date=September 9, 2008 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Baltimore Orioles |publisher=MLB.com}}

=Boston Red Sox=

On January 27, {{Baseball year|2009}}, he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Drew |date=January 27, 2009 |title=Red Sox Invite Six More To Camp |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/01/red-sox-invite.html |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} He was called up to the Red Sox on August 9, 2009.{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.mlb.com/redsox/roster/transactions/2009/08 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Boston Red Sox |publisher=MLB.com |language=en}}

=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.{{cite web |last=Cerrone |first=Matthew |date=January 10, 2012 |title=Mets sign Miguel Batista, Fernando Cabrera & Sean Kazmar |url=http://www.metsblog.com/2012/01/10/mets-sign-miguel-batista-fernando-cabrera-sean-kazmir/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113071516/http://www.metsblog.com/2012/01/10/mets-sign-miguel-batista-fernando-cabrera-sean-kazmir/ |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2012 |work=MetsBlog.com}}

=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.{{Cite web |date=March 18, 2009 |title=U.S. finds Wright stuff in ninth inning to stun Puerto Rico, reach WBC semis |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2009/03/18/us-finds-wright-stuff-in-ninth-inning-to-stun-puerto-rico-reach-wbc-semis/ |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=The Daily Breeze |language=en-US}}