Edward Brany Cabrera (born April 13, 1998) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Career

Cabrera signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the

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, going 2–6 with a 4.21 ERA over 47 innings. He played 2017 with the

Batavia Muckdogs The Batavia Muckdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). They are located in Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States. Their home field is Dwyer Stadium in the city of Ba ...

, pitching to a 1–3 record and a 5.30 ERA over 13 games (six starts), and 2018 with the

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, compiling a 4–8 record with a 4.22 ERA over 22 starts. Cabrera started 2019 with the

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, earning

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All-Star honors, before being promoted to the

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. Over 19 starts between both clubs, Cabrera went 9–4 with a 2.23 ERA, striking out 116 over innings. Cabrera was added to the Marlins 40-man roster following the 2019 season. Cabrera did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On August 21, 2021, Cabrera was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut. Cabrera made his MLB debut and earned a no-decision on August 25, pitching innings and allowing three runs in a 4–3 victory over the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Edward 1998 births Living people People from Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Marlins players Gulf Coast Marlins players Batavia Muckdogs players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Jupiter Hammerheads players Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players Pensacola Blue Wahoos players