Jolbert Cabrera

Jolbert Cabrera
Cincinnati Reds – No. 54
Utility player
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 12, 1998, for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.258
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	145
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1998-2002) Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2003) Seattle Mariners (2004)

Jolbert Alexis Cabrera [HOLE-bert kah-BRAY-rah] (born December 8, 1972 in Cartagena, Colombia) is a baseball outfielder/infielder who is currently in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Cabrera played with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League for two years. Previously, he played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1998-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-03), and Seattle Mariners (2004). Cabrera hits and throws right-handed. He is the older brother of shortstop Orlando Cabrera. The two played together during the 1997 season while members of the Ottawa Lynx, the Montreal Expos 'AAA' affiliate.

Cabrera is a highly versatile player able to play every position but pitcher and catcher and held his own wherever he went. He is basically a line-drive hitter with some pop in his bat. As a runner, he has above-average speed and also can get the occasional bag.

During the 2006-2007 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. Cabrera became a free agent at the end of the season.

In a seven-year career, Cabrera is a .258 hitter with 15 home runs and 145 RBI in 561 games.

See also

• Players from Colombia in MLB
• Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

External links

• ESPN (profile and daily updates)
• Baseball Reference (statistics)