Person in history
Asdrúbal Cabrera
Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1985 · November 13
- Age this year
- 41No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 41st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Asdrúbal José Cabrera is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Cincinnati Reds. Cabrera, a switch hitter, is a two-time All-Star. He was primarily a middle infielder for most of his career, but transitioned to playing more third base during the 2017 season and began playing first base late in the 2019 season.
Early life
Early life Cabrera was raised by his parents, Asdrúbal, a truck driver , and Zunilde, a homemaker , in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela . [ 1 ] According to his family, Cabrera began switch hitting at three years old. [ 2 ] In his youth, Cabrera closely followed Venezuelan shortstop Omar Vizquel 's career. At 15 or 16 years old, he made a deal with his father that he would leave school and focus on baseball. If he were not signed within a year, he would return to school.
Path and career
Professional career Minor leagues Cabrera playing for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2005 Cabrera was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2002. [ 1 ] After coming up through the Mariners organization, he was acquired by the Cleveland Indians on June 30, 2006, in exchange for Eduardo Pérez . [ 2 ] Cabrera spent the remainder of the 2006 season at Cleveland's Triple-A minor league team, the Buffalo Bisons , and hit .263 with a home run and 14 RBI in 52 games with the Bisons.
Why this date
Asdrúbal Cabrera appears on our November 13 calendar for 1985 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1985.
- September 14Penang Bridge
- September 11Moimenta-Alcafache train crash
- September 17HIV/AIDS
- July 13Live Aid
- January 13Awash rail disaster
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1985Kendra WilkinsonJune 12
- 1985Rooney MaraApril 17
- 1985Darrelle RevisJuly 14
- 1985Blake RossJune 12
- 1985Ashley Nicole BlackJune 15
- 1985Julia AlexandratouNovember 24
- 1985Mark MilliganAugust 4
- 1985Mirza TeletovićSeptember 18
Sources
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Questions about Asdrúbal Cabrera
When was Asdrúbal Cabrera born?
November 13 1985.
How old would Asdrúbal Cabrera be today?
41 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on November 13?
Dana Vollmer, Wade Miley, Emma Raducanu and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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