Daniel Alberto Cabrera Cruz (born May 28, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher.

While at Bowie, Cabrera began dominating; through five starts, he posted a 2.63 ERA and averaged over 11 strikeouts per nine innings.

[5] At the start of the 2005 season, Cabrera was listed as the Orioles #2 starter, thanks to a dominating Grapefruit League performance.

These trade rumors never reached fruition, however, and Burnett and Cabrera both remained with their respective teams for the duration of the season.

Cabrera once again demonstrated his potential in 2006 with some dominating performances against major-league caliber rosters while pitching in the WBC.

Many baseball experts, including ESPN analysts Rob Neyer and Peter Gammons, predicted a breakout season for Cabrera in 2006.

[8] On September 28, 2006, Cabrera took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the New York Yankees before surrendering a line drive single to Robinson Canó.

That day, the Orioles suffered the worst beating in baseball since 1897, blowing a three-run lead and losing to the Texas Rangers 30–3.

[10] During his start on September 7, Cabrera was ejected in the fourth inning for throwing a beanball at the head of Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia after a third base balk.

MLB commentators have cited this as being another instance of Cabrera being a man of massive potential with poor major league career execution.

[14] On April 19, 2009, Cabrera reached base safely for the first time in his career with a four pitch walk issued by Hayden Penn.

On January 14, 2010, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox with an invitation to spring training.

Cabrera's mix of velocity and pitch movement have enabled him to rack up impressive strikeout numbers, as evidenced by his excellent K rate in 2005 (8.8 K/9).

Though displaying tremendous potential for success, Cabrera is sometimes chastised for his perceived lack of mental toughness and overall inconsistency.