Génesis Cabrera

Génesis Cabrera (born October 10, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Génesis Cabrera
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 92
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-10) October 10, 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 29, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through August 15, 2020)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average5.48
Strikeouts21
Teams

Career

Tampa Bay Rays

Cabrera signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in November 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, going 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in ​29 1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2015, he played for the Princeton Rays where he pitched only 17 innings, and in 2016, he pitched with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star,[2] going 11-5 with a 3.88 ERA in 23 games (22 starts). He spent 2017 with both the Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Montgomery Biscuits, compiling a combined 9-9 record and 3.22 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) between both teams, and he began 2018 back with Montgomery where he was named to the Southern League All-Star Game.[3]

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 31, 2018, the Rays traded Cabrera, Justin Williams and Roel Ramírez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Pham.[4][5][6] He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds for the playoffs. In 27 games (25 starts) between Montgomery, Springfield, and Memphis, he went 8-9 with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP.[7]

The Cardinals added Cabrera to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[8] He began the 2019 season with Memphis.[9] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on May 29, 2019.[10] He made his debut that night in a start versus the Philadelphia Phillies,[11] giving up five runs (three earned) over ​3 2⁄3 innings, striking out five and walking two in an eventual 11-4 Cardinals loss.[12] He made one more start before being reassigned back to Memphis. He was recalled to St. Louis once again on June 13,[13] and optioned back to Memphis on June 24. He was reacalled to St. Louis once again on August 31, finishing the season there. Over ​20 1⁄3 innings pitched with St. Louis during the regular season, Cabrera went 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA and 19 strikeouts. On July 4, 2020, it was announced that Cabrera had tested positive for COVID-19.[14]

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gollark: Alas, my hatchery's traffic has barely gone up since I posted it on the forums...
gollark: *rat**mat**sat*
gollark: *hat*
gollark: *bat*

References
  1. "Get to know new Cardinals prospects from Tommy Pham trade". SI.com.
  2. staff, WBKO. "Six Hot Rods named to Midwest League East All-Star roster". www.wbko.com.
  3. "Southern notes: Cabrera shows high ceiling". MiLB.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  4. Chastain, Bill (May 24, 2018). "Cardinals trade Tommy Pham to Rays". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. "Unheralded acquisition Genesis Cabrera has the upside to be a nice find for the Cardinals – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. Goold, Derrick. "Prospect Genesis Cabrera, a lefty, gets a winter look as power reliever | Baseball". citizentribune.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. "Genesis Cabrera Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  8. "Cardinals add four to 40-man roster | Sports". kmov.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  9. "Cardinals' Genesis Cabrera: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com.
  10. Goold, Derrick. "For rookie Cabrera, it begins with command, power, and what Cardinals consider 'elite' curveball". stltoday.com.
  11. Derrick Goold (May 29, 2019). "Cardinals' free fall continues in ugly, odious 11-4 loss to Phillies". stltoday.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  12. https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/genesis-cabrera-shows-promise-in-cardinals-debut
  13. https://www.houstonherald.com/news/state/st_louis/helsley-s-shoulder-injury-lands-him-on-injured-list-brings/article_1c8ef0b7-7c6a-50c8-8f83-86fcbf46fb9e.html
  14. Schaeffer, Brenden. "Cardinals announce two players have tested positive for COVID-19". KMOV.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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