Miguel Cabrera
Photo by Dan McQuade
Jose Miguel Torres Cabrera
shortstop
4/18/83, Maracay, Venz.
6'2", 185, R/R
Transactions
5/21/02-Pulled groin, out for awhile
3/22/03-Sent to minor league camp
12/4/07 Traded to Detroit with Dontrelle Willis for Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, Mike Rabelo, Eulogio DeLa Cruz, Dallas Trahern and Burke Badenhop


Awards
Midwest League All Star
Baseball America Midwest League Best Tools, Best Infield Arm
Midwest League Post Season All Star
Baseball America #2 Marlins Prospect, 2002
Baseball America #5 Prospect Florida State League, 2002
Marlins Leader in Doubles, 2002
Baseball America #1 Marlins Prospect, 2003
Baseball America Marlins best infield arm, 2003
Baseball America #1 Prospect, Venz. Winter League
Southern League Player of the Week 4/14-21/03
Southern League Player of the Week 4/21-28/03
2003 Venezula Sports Journalists Player of the Year

Achievements
Led FSL in Doubles, 2002
National League Player of the Week 6/3-9/07
2007 National League All Star
7/8/07-jammed shoulder
1/18/08 Signs 1yr deal with Detroit

Hitting (Majors)
Year Club League Level Age ORG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2003 Florida National Majors 20 FLA .268 87 314 39 84 21 3 12 62 25 84 0 .325 .468
2004 Florida National Majors 21 FLA .294 160 603 101 177 31 1 33 112 68 148 5 .366 .512
2005 Florida National Majors 22 FLA .323 158 613 106 198 43 2 33 116 64 125 1 .385 .561
2006 Florida National Majors 23 FLA .339 158 576 112 195 50 2 26 114 86 108 9 .430 .568
2007 Florida National Majors 24 FLA .320 157 588 91 188 38 2 34 119 79 127 2 .401 .565
Totals .313 720 2694 449 842 183 10 138 523 322 592 17

Hitting (Minors)
Year Club League Level Age ORG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2000 Marlins Gulf Coast R 17 FLA .260 57 219 38 57 10 2 2 22 23 46 1 .344 .352
Utica New York-Penn A 17 FLA .250 8 32 3 8 2 0 0 6 2 6 0 .294 .313
2001 Kane County Midwest A 18 FLA .268 110 422 61 113 19 4 7 66 37 76 3 .328 .382
2002 Jupiter Florida State A 19 FLA .274 124 489 77 134 43 1 9 75 38 85 10 .333 .421
2003 Carolina Southern AA 20 FLA .365 69 266 46 97 29 3 10 59 31 49 9 .429 .609
Totals .286 368 1428 225 409 103 10 28 228 131 262 23 .350 .431

Hitting (Playoffs)
Year Club Level Age AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2003 Florida NLDS vs SF 20 .286 4 14 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 6 0 .333 .429
NLCS vs CHC .333 7 30 9 10 0 0 3 6 2 6 0 .394 .633
WS vs NYY .167 6 24 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 .200 .292
Total .265 17 68 11 18 2 0 4 12 4 19 0 .315 .471

All Star Games
Year Club Event Age Date POS H/AB Notes
1 West Midwest 18 6/19/01 SS 0-1
2001 World ML Futures Game 18 DH 0-2
2002 World ML Futures Game 19 3B 2-2
2004 National All Star Game 21 7/14/04 RF 0-2
2005 National All Star Game 22 7/12/05 LF 0-2 RBI
2006 National All Star Game 23 RF
2007 National All Star Game 24 7/10/07 PH 0-1 K

International
Year Club Event Age AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2006 Venez World Baseball Classic 23 .211 6 19 3 4 1 0 2 5 4 6 0 .400 .579

Fielding (Majors)
Year Club POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP
2003 Florida 3B .986 34 17 53 1 2 OF .972 55 99 5 3 1
2004 Florida OF 159 262 13 9 1
2005 Florida 3B .971 30 21 46 2 5 OF .976 134 188 12 5 3
2006 Florida 3B .957 156 114 266 17 33
Fielding (Minors)
Year Club POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP
2000 Marlins SS .950 56 90 156 13 27
Utica SS .879 5 7 22 4 1 2B 1.000 1 2 5 0 2
2001 Kane County 3B 1.000 8 7 12 0 2 SS .928 98 147 267 22 50
2002 Jupiter 3B .936 88 58 177 16 16 SS .972 9 10 25 1 9
2003 Carolina 3B .924 64 45 137 15 22 OF 1.000 3 7 0 0 0

Spring Training
Year Club League Age AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2002 Florida Grapefruit 19 .500 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000
2003 Florida Grapefruit 20 .325 19 40 6 13 4 0 0 4 1 5 0 .357 .425
2004 Florida Grapefruit 21 .364 22 66 10 24 11 0 3 16 8 14 0 .421 .667
2005 Florida Grapefruit 22 .322 22 59 12 19 7 0 4 12 12 13 0 .437 .664
2007 Florida Grapefruit 24 .303 22 76 8 23 6 1 3 10 4 22 0 .346 .526
2008 Detroit Grapefruit 25 .288 25 73 10 21 6 2 1 10 7 10 0 .350 .466

Fall/Winter
Year Club League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
2007 Aragua Venez .375 7 24 7 9 2 0 0 3 3 2 0


Salary Data
Year Club Salary
2003 Florida 300,000
2004 Florida 320,000
2005 Florida 370,000
2006 Florida 472,000
2007 Florida 7,400,000
Playoffs
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes Round/Game
1 9/4/01 A Beloit SS 1-3 BB, K R1G1
2 9/5/01 H Beloit SS 0-2 2 BB R1G2
3 9/7/01 A Wisconsin SS 0-4 GIDP, 2 K R2G1
4 9/8/01 H Wisconsin SS 2-4 2B, R, K R2G2
5 9/10/01 A South Bend SS 0-4 K R3G1
6 9/30/03 A San Francisco 3B, E 0-3 K
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
1 4/5/01 H Peoria SS, E 1-4 RBI, SACB, K
2 4/6/01 H Peoria SS 0-4 RBI, R
3 4/7/01 H Peoria SS 0-4 BB, 2 K
4 4/8/01 A Wisconsin SS 0-4 RBI, R, 2 K
5 4/9/01 A Wisconsin SS 0-4 K
6 4/10/01 A Wisconsin SS 2-4 2 RBI, BB
7 4/12/01 A Peoria SS 1-5 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
8 4/13/01 A Peoria SS 3-4 RBI, K
9 4/14/01 A Peoria SS, E 0-4 SACF, RBI, GIDP, K
10 4/15/01 H Beloit SS 0-3 BB, 2 K
11 4/16/01 H Beloit SS, 2 E 1-5 RBI, 2 K
12 4/17/01 A Clinton SS 1-4 R, 2 BB, K
13 4/18/01 A Clinton SS, E 0-3 BB, K
14 4/19/01 A Clinton SS 1-4 R, Kc
15 4/20/01 H Clinton SS 1-4 R, K
16 4/21/01 H Clinton SS 3-3 2B, 2 R, 2 BB
17 4/22/01 H Clinton 3B 2-4 R, SB
18 4/23/01 H Wisconsin SS, E 0-4 BB, 3 K
19 4/24/01 H Wisconsin SS 0-3 BB, K
20 4/26/01 A Cedar Rapids SS, 2 E 1-6 RBI
21 4/27/01 A Cedar Rapids SS, E 1-4 2 K
22 4/28/01 A Cedar Rapids SS 1-4 RBI, BB, K
23 4/29/01 A Burlington SS 1-3 2 BB, R
24 4/30/01 A Burlington SS 1-4
25 5/1/01 A Burlington 3B 1-4 2 R, 2 BB
26 5/2/01 H Cedar Rapids SS 1-4 2B, R, K
27 5/3/01 H Cedar Rapids SS, E 1-4 2B, 3 RBI, BB, R, K
28 5/4/01 H Cedar Rapids SS 2-4 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
29 5/5/01 H Beloit SS, E 0-4
30 5/6/01 H Beloit SS, 2 E 2-3
31 5/7/01 H Burlington SS, E 2-3 3B, 3 RBI, R, BB
32 5/8/01 H Burlington SS 1-3 HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
33 5/9/01 A Peoria SS 3-6 3B, 2 R, RBI, 2 K
34 5/10/01 A Peoria SS 2-4 R
35 5/11/01 A South Bend SS 0-4
36 5/12/01 A South Bend SS 2-5 R, K
37 5/13/01 A South Bend SS, E 0-3 2 BB, K
38 5/15/01 H West Michigan SS 2-5 3B, 2 RBI
39 5/16/01 H West Michigan 3B 2-5 K
40 5/17/01 H West Michigan SS 1-4
41 5/18/01 H West Michigan SS 1-3
42 5/19/01 A Dayton SS 1-1 HBP, RBI, SACF
43 5/21/01 A Dayton SS, E 2-4 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, R, K
44 5/22/01 A Dayton SS 1-5 2B
45 5/24/01 H Quad City SS 0-3 RBI, BB
46 5/25/01 H Quad City SS 1-4 2B, R, 2 BB
47 5/27/01 H Michigan SS 1-5 RBI, K
48 5/28/01 H Michigan SS 1-4 2B, K
49 5/29/01 H Michigan SS 2-4 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
50 5/30/01 H Michigan SS 1-4 LIDP, K
51 5/31/01 A Beloit SS 3-6 HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
52 6/1/01 A Beloit 3B 1-4 HR, RBI, R, GIDP
53 6/2/01 A Beloit SS 0-3
54 6/4/01 H Cedar Rapids SS 3-4 RBI, LIDP
55 6/6/01 A Lansing SS 1-4 2B, 2 GIDP
56 6/7/01 A Lansing SS 2-5 3B, R
57 6/8/01 A Lansing SS 3-4 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K
58 6/9/01 A Lansing SS 1-4 R, RBI, K
59 6/12/01 A Quad City SS 0-3
60 A Quad City SS 1-5 R, 3 K
61 6/13/01 A Quad City SS 2-4 5 RBI, SACF, GIDP, K
62 6/14/01 H Fort Wayne SS 3-4 2 2B, RBI
63 6/15/01 H Fort Wayne SS 1-4 RBI, GIDP, 2 K
64 6/16/01 H Fort Wayne SS, E 2-3 2B, BB, R
65 6/17/01 H Fort Wayne SS 3-5 3 RBI, R
66 6/29/01 H Peoria SS 0-2
67 6/30/01 H Peoria SS 1-3
68 7/1/01 H Peoria SS 1-3
69 7/2/01 H Wisconsin SS, E 0-4
70 7/3/01 H Wisconsin SS, E 1-4 2B, 2 K
71 7/4/01 H Burlington SS, E 1-5
72 7/6/01 A Burlington SS 0-3 K
73 7/9/01 H Beloit SS, E 0-0 HBP
74 7/12/01 A Peoria SS, E 0-5 RBI, 2 K
75 7/13/01 A Peoria SS 2-4 5 RBI, SACF, GIDP, K
76 7/14/01 A Peoria SS 1-4 R
77 7/15/01 A Peoria SS 0-4 K
78 7/16/01 H Dayton SS 0-3
79 7/17/01 H Dayton SS 0-4 3 K
80 7/19/01 H Dayton SS 2-3 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
81 7/20/01 A West Michigan SS 1-4 2B, R, K
82 7/21/01 A West Michigan SS, E 0-6 3 K
83 7/22/01 A West Michigan 3B 0-2 BB, K
84 7/23/01 A West Michigan SS 2-4 HR, 3 RBI, R, K
85 7/25/01 H South Bend SS 0-3 2 K
86 7/26/01 H South Bend SS 1-4 R, K
87 7/27/01 H South Bend SS 0-3 BB, R, SB, 2 K
88 7/28/01 H South Bend SS 1-6 K
89 7/29/01 A Fort Wayne DH 1-4 R
90 7/30/01 A Fort Wayne SS 0-4 K
91 7/31/01 A Fort Wayne SS 0-4 K
92 8/1/01 A Fort Wayne SS 0-4 IBB, SB
93 8/2/01 A Michigan SS 2-5 RBI, R
94 8/3/01 A Michigan SS 2-3 2 2B, BB, R
95 8/4/01 A Michigan 3B 0-2 IBB, BB, R, K
96 8/5/01 A Michigan SS 1-4 BB, R
97 8/8/01 H Lansing SS 0-4 2 K
98 8/9/01 H Lansing SS 1-1 BB, 2 R
99 8/19/01 H Clinton SS 0-2 BB
100 8/21/01 H Wisconsin SS 3-3 R
101 8/23/01 A Cedar Rapids SS 1-4 R, RBI
102 8/25/01 A Cedar Rapids SS 2-4
103 8/26/01 A Burlington DH 0-4 K
104 8/27/01 A Burlington SS 0-3 BB, R, K
105 8/29/01 A Quad City SS 1-3 BB
106 8/30/01 A Quad City SS 2-6 GIDP, 2 K
107 8/31/01 H Peoria DH 2-4 2B, 2 R, RBI
108 9/1/01 H Peoria SS, E 1-4 R
109 9/2/01 H Burlington SS 2-3 R, BB
110 9/3/01 H Burlington SS 1-4 RBI, R, K
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
111 4/3/03 H Chattanooga 3B 1-4 HR, 4 RBI, R, CS, K
112 4/4/03 H Chattanooga 3B 3-5 2B, R, RBI
113 4/5/03 H Chattanooga 3B 1-4 HR, R, RBI, K
114 4/6/03 H Chattanooga 3B 0-5 3 K
115 4/9/03 H Mobile 3B 1-3
116 H Mobile 3B 0-2 BB
117 4/11/03 A Birmingham 3B 2-4 R, 2 K
118 4/12/03 A Birmingham 3B 3-5 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB
119 4/13/03 A Birmingham 3B 0-1 R, SACF, RBI, 3 BB
120 4/14/03 A Chattanooga 3B 1-5 RBI, K
121 4/15/03 A Chattanooga 3B 1-4 R, RBI, SACF
122 4/16/03 A Chattanooga 3B 2-6 HR, 3 RBI, R, K
123 4/17/03 A Chattanooga PH 0-1
124 4/18/03 H Jacksonville 3B 3-5 R, RBI, SB
125 4/19/03 H Jacksonville 3B 3-5 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, SB
126 4/20/03 H Jacksonville 3B, E 2-4 2B, RBI, BB, SB
127 4/21/03 H Jacksonville 3B, E 0-4
128 4/22/03 A Greenville 3B 1-3 2B, R, RBI, BB, SB
129 4/23/03 A Greenville 3B 3-5 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
130 4/24/03 A Greenville 3B 3-3 2 2B, BB, R, RBI, BB
131 4/25/03 A Greenville 3B 2-5 HR, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, K
132 4/26/03 H West Tennessee 3B 1-4 R, SB
133 4/27/03 H West Tennessee 3B, E 2-4 2 RBI
134 4/28/03 H West Tennessee 3B 2-4 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
135 4/29/03 H West Tennessee 3B 2-3 2B, R, RBI, SB, BB, HBP
136 5/1/03 A Greenville 3B 3-4 2B
137 5/2/03 A Jacksonville 3B 2-4 2B, R
138 5/3/03 A Jacksonville 3B, E 1-3 RBI, BB, K
139 5/4/03 A Jacksonville 3B 2-4 K
140 5/6/03 A Orlando 3B, 2 E 1-4 R, K
141 5/7/03 A Orlando 3B 2-3 HR, 2 RBI, R, K
142 5/8/03 A Orlando 3B 1-4 R, SB
143 5/9/03 A Orlando DH 0-4
144 5/10/03 A Mobile 3B 2-4 HR, 2 R, RBI, SB, BB
145 5/11/03 A Mobile 3B 1-5 2B, 2 RBI, CS, K
146 5/12/03 A Mobile 3B 2-5 R, 2 K
147 5/13/03 A Mobile 3B 2-4 2B
148 5/15/03 H Birmingham 3B 0-4 2 K
149 5/16/03 H Birmingham 3B 2-3 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB, K
150 5/17/03 H Birmingham 3B 0-3 R
151 5/19/03 H Orlando 3B 1-4 2B, BB, K
152 5/20/03 H Orlando 3B 2-4 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, R, K
153 5/21/03 H Orlando 3B 2-5 3B, 2B
No Date H/A Opponent Inning Pitcher Runs
1 5/8/01 H Burlington 3 Ian Ferguson 2
2 5/21/01 A Dayton 1 Ryan Mottl 2
3 5/29/01 H Michigan 1 Juan Campos 3
4 5/31/01 A Beloit 4 Corey Arieta 2
5 6/1/01 A Beloit 5 Ryan Miller 1
6 7/19/01 H Dayton 4 Ricardo Aramboles 2
7 7/23/01 A West Michigan 4 Tom Farmer 2
8 4/7/02 A Daytona Tim Wellemeyer
9 4/9/02 A Daytona Andy Krawiec
10 5/1/02 A Brevard County Luke Lockwood
11 6/26/02 A Clearwater Mike Wilson
12 7/15/02 H Sarasota Roberto Miniel
13 7/16/02 H Sarasota Frank Francisco
14 8/3/02 H St. Lucie Aaron Hee
15 8/19/02 H Lakeland Mark Woodyard
16 4/3/03 H Chattanooga 6 B.Shackelford 4
17 4/5/03 H Chattanooga F.Bludau
18 4/16/03 A Chattanooga B.Shackleford
19 4/25/03 A Greenville R. Colon
20 4/28/03 H West Tennessee Aaron Krawiec
21 5/7/03 A Orlando J.Switzer
22 5/10/03 A Mobile J.Hunter
23 5/20/03 H Orlando D.Waechter