Asdrúbal José Cabrera (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈðɾuβal kaˈβɾeɾa]; born November 13, 1985) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, and Tampa Bay Rays. Cabrera, a switch hitter, is a two-time All-Star. Cabrera was primarily a second baseman early in his career before transitioning to shortstop.

Cabrera was raised by his parents, Asdrubal, a truck driver, and Zunilde, a homemaker, in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela. According to his family, Cabrera began switch hitting at three years old. 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. At 15 years old he caught the attention of Seattle Mariners scout Emilio Carrasquel.

Cabrera was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2002.

After coming up through the Mariners organization, he was acquired by the Cleveland Indians on June 30, 2006, in exchange for Eduardo Pérez. Cabrera spent the remainder of the 2006 season at Cleveland's Triple-A minor league team, the Buffalo Bisons.

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