Oswaldo Cabrera

Oswaldo Alberto Cabrera (born March 1, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Yankees as a free agent when he was 16 years old. He made his MLB debut in 2022. Cabrera has appeared at every position in MLB except for catcher.

Early life Cabrera is from Guarenas in Venezuela. His father, Leobardo, was a professional volleyball player. His brothers, Eleardo and Leobaldo, also played baseball. Cabrera trained at the baseball academy run by Carlos Guillén.

Career Minor leagues Cabrera signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent in 2015, when he was 16 years old. He received a signing bonus of $100,000. Cabrera began his professional career in the Dominican Summer League and was promoted to the Gulf Coast League and to the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League during the 2016 season. He played for the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League and Staten Island Yankees of the Single-A Short Season New York-Penn League in 2017. He stayed with Charleston in 2018 before playing for the Tampa Tarpons of the Single-A Advanced Florida State League in 2019.

After the 2020 season was cancelled, Cabrera resumed his career with the Somerset Patriots of Double-A Northeast in 2021; he led the league in hits and runs batted in (RBIs), and was named the league's most valuable player. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster, protecting him from being eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft, after the season. The Yankees optioned Cabrera to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for the start of the 2022 season.

Major leagues The Yankees promoted Cabrera to the major leagues on August 17, 2022, and he made his major league debut that day as the starting third baseman. The following day, he picked up his first major league hit, a double off of Toronto Blue Jays starter José Berríos. In his first six major league games, he also started as a shortstop, second baseman, and right fielder. On September 11, Cabrera hit his first major league home run, against Tampa Bay Rays right-handed pitcher Calvin Faucher at Yankee Stadium. On September 21, Cabrera hit his first grand slam against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Roansy Contreras. In his rookie campaign, Cabrera batted .247/.312/.429 in 154 at-bats for the Yankees, with six home runs and 19 RBI. Cabrera began to play as an outfielder in 2022. Cabrera batted .195 in 46 games before the Yankees optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 1. The Yankees recalled Cabrera on June 3 due to an injury to Greg Allen. He finished the regular season with a .211 average, five home runs and 29 RBIs in 115 games. After the 2023 season, Cabrera played winter ball for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. On March 29, 2024, Cabrera had his first four-hit game in the major leagues. He made 108 appearances for the Yankees, hitting .247/.296/.365 with eight home runs, 36 RBIs, and four stolen bases.

Cabrera competed to be the starting third baseman before the 2025 season. On May 12, 2025, Cabrera fractured his left ankle while scoring a run at home plate in the ninth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners. He was subsequently placed on the 10-day injured list. Cabrera was transferred to the 60-day injured list on June 19.

On March 21, 2026, the Yankees optioned Cabrera to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the regular season. They promoted him to the major leagues on June 24.