Fernando Cabrera
Encyclopedia
Fernando José Cabrera is a Major League Baseball
right-handed relief pitcher
currently in the Oakland Athletics
organization.
in the 10th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
and signed in August 1999. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Futures Game
. He was designated for assignment by Cleveland on August 1, , and was subsequently released on August 9.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays
claimed him off release waivers on August 13 and had 5 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 season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.
On January 27, , he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. He was called up to the Red Sox on August 9, 2009. In November 2009 Cabrera Was Granted Free Agency.
in the 2006
and 2009
World Baseball Classic
. In 2009, he gave up the 9th 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.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
right-handed relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
currently in the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
organization.
Major league baseball
Cabrera was drafted by the Cleveland IndiansCleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in the 10th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
1999 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999...
and signed in August 1999. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Futures Game
All-Star Futures Game
The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game between a team of top minor league prospects from the United States and a team of prospects from other parts of the World...
. He was designated for assignment by Cleveland on August 1, , and was subsequently released on August 9.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
claimed him off release waivers on August 13 and had 5 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
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
on August 21, 2007. The Orioles recalled Cabrera in September 2007. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list
Disabled list
In Major League Baseball, the disabled list is a method for teams to remove their injured players from the roster in order to summon healthy players.-General guidelines:...
by the Orioles at the beginning of the season. On September 5, 2008, Cabrera was released by the Orioles.
On January 27, , he signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. He was called up to the Red Sox on August 9, 2009. In November 2009 Cabrera Was Granted Free Agency.
International play
Cabrera played for Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
in the 2006
2006 World Baseball Classic
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and 2009
2009 World Baseball Classic
The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition. It is the only international baseball tournament to feature a large number of players from the major leagues of North America and Asia. It began on March 5, 2009, and finished March 23, 2009.Japan emerged victorious for the...
World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and created by Major League Baseball , the Major League Baseball Players Association , and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world...
. In 2009, he gave up the 9th 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.