Melky Cabrera | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Cabrera with the Chicago White Sox in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 11, 1984|||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 7, 2005, for the New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 29, 2019, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .285 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 144 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 854 | ||||||||||||||
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Melky Cabrera Astacio (born August 11, 1984[1]), nicknamed "the Melkman", is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates. While primarily a left fielder throughout his career, Cabrera spent a significant amount of his playing time as a center fielder for the Royals and Yankees.
Cabrera signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent. He made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2005. After playing as a fourth outfielder, the Yankees included him in a trade to the Braves after the 2009 season. Struggling with the Braves in 2010, he was released, and signed by the Royals in 2011. Cabrera had a strong year with the Royals, and was traded to the Giants for the 2012 season. In 2012, Cabrera made his first All-Star Game appearance, winning the All-Star Game MVP Award.