Jolbert Cabrera

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image =

| name = Jolbert Cabrera

| team =

| position = Outfielder / Infielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|8}}

| birth_place = Cartagena, Colombia

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 12

| debutyear = 1998

| debutteam = Cleveland Indians

|debut2league = NPB

| debut2date = March 26

| debut2year = 2005

| debut2team = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = September 28

| finalyear = 2008

| finalteam = Cincinnati Reds

|final2league = NPB

| final2date = October 12

| final2year = 2006

| final2team = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .257

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 18

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 157

|stat2league = NPB

| stat21label = Batting average

| stat21value = .281

| stat22label = Home runs

| stat22value = 16

| stat23label = Runs batted in

| stat23value = 108

| teams =

;As player

Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2002}})
Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2003}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2004}})
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ({{npby|2005}}–{{npby|2006}})
Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|2008}})

;As manager

Colombia (2023)

|}}

Jolbert Alexis Cabrera Ramírez (born December 8, 1972) is a Colombian former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003), Seattle Mariners (2004), and Cincinnati Reds (2008). Cabrera batted and threw right-handed. He is the older brother of former shortstop Orlando Cabrera. The two played together during the 1997 season while members of the Ottawa Lynx, the Montreal Expos Triple-A affiliate.

Professional career

Cabrera made his major league debut with the Indians on April 12, 1998, in the only game he played that season.

2001 was Cabrera's best statistical season in Cleveland, as he slashed a line of .261/3/38 with ten stolen bases for the division-winning Indians. A highlight of that 2001 season was in a nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball game on August 5, when Cleveland rallied from a 14–2 deficit in the seventh inning to win 15–14 on Cabrera's broken-bat, walk-off single off José Paniagua.

Cabrera was traded on July 22, 2002, to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league pitcher Lance Caraccioli.{{Cite news |date=2002-07-23 |title=Cabrera Acquired in Trade with Indians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cabrera-acquired-i/161703545/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Los Angeles Times |page=D5 |via=Newspapers.com}} He remained there until an early season trade in 2004 sent him to Seattle. He was released in 2005.

During the 2007 offseason, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals that included an invitation to spring training. After spending most of the year with their Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, Cabrera was released and signed a minor league contract with Colorado Rockies.

On January 5, 2008, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds{{Cite news |date=2008-01-06 |title=Reds sign Phillips, claim Fiorentino from Orioles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-reds-sign-phillips/161703658/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=Springfield News-Sun |page=B5 |publication-place=Springfield, Ohio |via=Newspapers.com}} and was called up to the majors on June 10. On September 7, 2008, Cabrera hit a walk-off single against the Cubs to win the game 4–3.{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2008 |title=Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score: September 7, 2008 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200809070.shtml |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

On January 12, 2009, he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite web |author=Zrebiec |first=Jeff |date=2009-01-12 |title=Orioles ink J. Cabrera, Hammock to minor league deals |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osnotes0112,0,2052391.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522153742/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osnotes0112,0,2052391.story |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |work=The Baltimore Sun}}

On January 15, 2010, it was reported that Cabrera had signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets with an invitation to spring training.{{cite tweet |number=7794825780 |user=ed_price |title=#Mets have signed veteran IF Jolbert Cabrera to minor-league deal with invitation to big-league camp. |first=Ed |last=Price |date=January 15, 2010 |access-date=2024-12-28}}

In an eight-year career, Cabrera had a batting average of .257 with 18 home runs and 157 RBI in 609 games.

Coaching career

In 2017, Cabrera was a coach for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic, and in the 2023 WBC, he served as the team's manager.

Personal life

Cabrera currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.

References

External links

{{baseballstats|mlb=132660|espn=3818|br=c/cabrejo02|fangraphs=373|retro=C/Pcabrj002|brm=cabrer001jol}}, or [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cabrejo02 Baseball Almanac]

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