Andrew Jacob Cave (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Colorado Rockies.
As a pitcher for the school's baseball team in his sophomore year, Cave had a 10–0 win–loss record and a 1.23 earned run average with 109 strikeouts in 61 innings pitched.
He spent the summer after graduating from Kecoughtan playing for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League.
[19] The Minnesota Twins acquired Cave on March 16, 2018, for minor league pitcher Luis Gil.
[22] He started in center field for the Twins that day and got his first major league hit, a two-run home run.
[23] After three games with the big league club, Cave was optioned back to Triple-A but returned June 9.
[38] On November 4, the Orioles and Cave agreed to a split contract to avoid salary arbitration for the 2023 season.
[48] On March 24, 2024, four days before the first regular season game, the Phillies traded Cave to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations.
On October 18, Cave was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, but rejected the assignment and elected free agency.
[50] On November 26, 2024, Cave signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.
[51] Cave's father, Bryan, played baseball at Kecoughtan and became the head coach of The Apprentice School.