Oswaldo Alberto Cabrera (born March 1, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Yankees as a free agent when he was 16 years old. He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Oswaldo Cabrera | |
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![]() Cabrera with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2022 | |
New York Yankees – No. 95 | |
Utility player | |
Born: (1999-03-01) March 1, 1999 (age 23) Guarenas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 17, 2022, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 6 |
Runs batted in | 19 |
Teams | |
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Cabrera is from Guarenas in Venezuela. He signed with the Yankees as a free agent when he was 16 years old.[1] Cabrera played for the Somerset Patriots of Double-A Northeast in 2021; he led the league in hits and runs batted in, and was named the league's most valuable player.[2] The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster, protecting him from being eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft, after the season.[3] The Yankees optioned Cabrera to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for the start of the 2022 season.[4]
The Yankees promoted Cabrera to the major leagues on August 17, 2022, and he made his major league debut that day as the starting third baseman.[5][6] In his first six major league games, he also started as a shortstop, second baseman, and right fielder.[7] On September 11, Cabrera hit his first major league home run, against Tampa Bay Rays right-handed pitcher Calvin Faucher at Yankee Stadium.[8] On September 21, Cabrera hit his first grand slam against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Roansy Contreras.[9]
In 2022, he batted .247/.312/.429 in 154 at bats for the Yankees, with six home runs and 19 RBIs.[10] He played 27 games in right field, nine games in left field, four games at shortstop, and three games each at first base, second base, and third base.[10]
Eastern League Most Valuable Player | |
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