Mauricio Adolfo Cabrera Valdez (born September 22, 1993) is a Dominican professional

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who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Atlanta Braves

Cabrera signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2010. He made his professional debut the following season with the Dominican Summer League Braves, logging a 1-5 record and 4.30 ERA in 19 appearances. In 2012, Cabrera played for the rookie ball

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, recording a 2.97 ERA in 12 games. He spent the 2013 season with the Single-A

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, posting a 3-8 record and 4.18 ERA in 24 appearances. The next year, he split the season between the

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and the High-A

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, pitching to a 5.73 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 33.0 innings of work. The Braves added Cabrera to the team's 40-man roster on November 19, 2014. Cabrera spent the 2015 season with the High-A

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and also made 13 appearances for the Double-A

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, accumulating a 5.59 ERA in 36 appearances. Cabrera participated in the

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after the season. The Braves promoted Cabrera to the major leagues for the first time on June 27, 2016. He made his major league debut that day against the

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, pitching one inning, in which he yielded one hit. Three days later, Cabrera recorded his first career save against the

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. He finished his rookie season with a 5-1 record with 6 saves and a 2.82 ERA. His four-seam fastball had the second-highest average speed of any MLB pitcher's pitches in 2016, at 100.4 mph. Cabrera suffered a strained right elbow in Spring Training in 2017, and began the season on the disabled list. He spent the entire season in the minors, mainly with the Triple-A

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, where he struggled to a 7.86 ERA in 24 games. On February 19, 2018, Cabrera was designated for assignment following the signing of

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. He was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on February 20 and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. After stumbling to an 11.03 ERA in 31 games for the High-A

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, Cabrera was released by the organization on July 11, 2018.

Chicago White Sox

On July 20, 2018, Cabrera signed a minor league deal with the

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. He spent the remainder of the year in the White Sox minor league system, spending time with the rookie ball AZL White Sox, where he struggled to a 11.00 ERA in 9 games, and the Double-A

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, where he put up a ghastly 20.25 ERA in 2 appearances. Cabrera returned to Birmingham for the 2019 season, logging a 4-3 record and 4.50 ERA in 48.0 innings of work. On November 4, 2019, he elected free agency.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 14, 2019, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. Cabrera was released by the Diamondbacks organization on May 22, 2020.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On June 3, 2021, Cabrera signed with the

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of the

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. Cabrera struggled to a 13.50 ERA in 3 appearances for Oaxaca before being released on June 15.

Scouting report

Cabrera's fastball has been recorded by

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at .

Personal life

His brother, Alberto Cabrera, played baseball professionally for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Mauricio 1993 births Living people Arizona League White Sox players Atlanta Braves players Birmingham Barons players Carolina Mudcats players Danville Braves players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Braves players Florida Fire Frogs players Gulf Coast Braves players Gwinnett Braves players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Mississippi Braves players People from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) Peoria Javelinas players Rome Braves players Tigres del Licey players