Asdrúbal José Cabrera (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈðɾuβal kaˈβɾeɾa]; born November 13, 1985) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder.

He has 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 was raised by his parents, Asdrúbal, a truck driver, and Zunilde, a homemaker, in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.

[3] After coming up through the Mariners organization, he was acquired by the Cleveland Indians on June 30, 2006, in exchange for Eduardo Pérez.

[5] Cabrera was a non-roster invitee to the Indians 2007 spring training but was reassigned to their minor league camp March 16.

He started 2007 at Double-A with the Akron Aeros and was named to the Eastern League mid-season All-Star team.

[6] Cabrera made his major league debut on August 8, 2007, against the Chicago White Sox, starting at second base.

[7] Three days later, Cabrera picked up his first major league hit, a double, against Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees.

[8] Cabrera hit his first career home run on August 18, 2007, off Jason Hammel of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in an 8–1 victory for the Indians.

[9] Cabrera eventually assumed Cleveland's everyday second baseman job despite being a natural shortstop, taking over for an ineffective Josh Barfield.

[10] In 2007, Cabrera helped power the Indians to a tie for the best record in baseball (96–66 with the Boston Red Sox) with his late-inning heroics.

[11] For good luck, Cabrera wears a white beaded necklace that was made for him by his wife; because of this many gave him the nickname "Pearls".

[14] At Progressive Field on May 12, 2008, Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history against the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a doubleheader.

[3] On May 17, 2010 at Tropicana Field, Cabrera suffered a broken left forearm that landed him on the disabled list.

[25] He later made two rehab starts on July 12 and 13, 2010 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Indians' Short-Season A affiliate, going a combined 2-for-6 with a walk, double, and 2 RBI in both games, the first a 10–5 loss[26] and second a 4–2 win[27] at Eastwood Field.

He also hit for a .273 average and stole 17 bases in 151 games, while making several highlight plays at the shortstop position.

[3][32] He was also named the team's Man of the Year by the Cleveland Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

[34] On April 4, 2012, Cabrera signed to a two-year, $16.5 million extension with a one-year club option that keeps him under Cleveland's control through 2014.

[35] On June 19, 2012, he hit a walk-off two-run home run off of Cincinnati Reds' closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman in the tenth inning, giving the Indians a 3–2 victory.

[45] On July 31, 2016, Cabrera strained the patellar tendon in his left knee while rounding third base against the Colorado Rockies.

[3] Cabrera finished 1-for-3 and a walk in the Mets' loss to the San Francisco Giants in the 2016 National League Wild Card Game.

[3] On July 27, 2018, Cabrera was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor leaguer Franklyn Kilome.