Ramón Cabrera (baseball)
| Ramón Cabrera | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 37 | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: November 5, 1989 Caracas, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 2015, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Batting average | .367 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Ramón Salvador Cabrera (born November 5, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
In November 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates added Cabrera to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.[1] On December 5, 2012, Cabrera was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Andy Oliver.[2] He was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on August 13, 2014.[3] The Pirates released Cabrera on November 24, 2014.[4]
Cabrera signed with the Reds organization in 2015, and played for the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League.[5] The Reds promoted Cabrera to the major leagues on September 1, 2015.[6] He made his major league debut on September 5.[7]
References
- ↑ "Pirates set 40-man roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Iott, Chris (December 5, 2012). "Detroit Tigers trade left-hander Andy Oliver to Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Ramon Cabrera". MLive.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Tigers call up Farmer from Double-A for start". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
...Erie catcher Ramon Cabrera was claimed off waivers by the Pirates
- ↑ Charlie Wilmoth. "Pirates release Ramon Cabrera". Bucs Dugout.
- ↑ Jonathan Lintner, @JonathanLintner (28 August 2015). "Louisville Bats catcher Ramon Cabrera kicks his hitting up a notch". The Courier-Journal.
- ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (September 1, 2015). "Bats' Cabrera, Contreras promoted to Reds". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Ramón Cabrera debutó en las Mayores en la derrota de los Rojos". El Universal (in Spanish). September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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