Daniel Cabrera (outfielder)

Daniel Reed Cabrera (born September 5, 1998) is an American outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Daniel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers
Outfielder
Born: (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Career

Cabrera attended John Curtis Christian High School for his first three years of high school. He committed to play college baseball at Louisiana State University during his junior season in 2016.[1] During his junior season, he batted .393 with three home runs while pitching to a 1.22 earned run average.[2] He transferred to Parkview Baptist High School for his senior year in 2017, where he batted .510.[3] Following the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[4] However, he did not sign, and instead chose to honor his commitment to LSU.[5]

As a freshman in 2018, Cabrera was immediately thrust into the starting lineup.[6][7] Over 63 games (58 starts), he batted .315 with eight home runs and 54 runs batted in, earning various All-American honors alongside a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.[8][9] He spent that summer playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[10] In 2019, his sophomore season, he slashed .284/.359/.516 with 12 home runs and 50 runs batted in.[11][12] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Harwich Mariners, earning All-Star honors.[13]

Cabrera entered his junior year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[14] He appeared in 17 games, batting .345 with two home runs, before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] He was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 62nd overall pick in the draft,[16] and signed.[17]

References
  1. Walker, Rod. "John Curtis baseball player Daniel Cabrera commits to LSU". The Advocate.
  2. "John Curtis' Daniel Cabrera leads the way on The New Orleans Advocate's All-Metro baseball team". nola.com.
  3. West, Glen. "LSU baseball brings in new faces, abundance of talent". The Reveille.
  4. Lopez, Andrew. "LSU signee Daniel Cabrera drafted by San Diego Padres in 26th round". NOLA.com.
  5. Bewers, James. "LSU signees Daniel Cabrera, Nick Storz to join team; Tigers pitcher Hunter Kiel, Doug Norman drafted". The Advocate.
  6. Gegenheimer, Mike. "The next big thing for LSU baseball? Daniel Cabrera faces pressures of being thrown into spotlight as a freshman". The Advocate.
  7. Preston, Josh. "Cabrera becoming an impact player at LSU". The Daily Iberian.
  8. "LSU's Daniel Cabrera earns freshman All-America honor". USA Today. June 12, 2018.
  9. Rabalais, Scott. "LSU's Daniel Cabrera picks up another freshman All-America baseball honor". The Advocate.
  10. Magnuson, Michael. "Daniel Cabrera, Spencer Torkelson Lead USA Baseball Collegiate National Team To 4-2 Win". www.baseballamerica.com.
  11. Alexander, Wilson. "Daniel Cabrera demonstrates importance; more takeaways from LSU baseball scrimmage vs. Nicholls". The Advocate.
  12. "LSU Baseball's Daniel Cabrera, Cade Beloso Voted to Coaches Preseason All-SEC First-Team". SI.com.
  13. Derderian, Steve. "Harwich Mariners send league-most nine to Cape League All-Star game". capecodtimes.com.
  14. "Top Draft Prospects". MLB.com.
  15. "LSU Baseball Players Facing Tough Decisions About Their Professional Future". SI.com.
  16. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_eff1818c-ac31-11ea-8bc9-3fc4d5058bcf.html
  17. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/tigers-sign-lsu-outfielder-daniel-cabrera/ar-BB15VAIt
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