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'''José Miguel Torres Cabrera''' (born April_17, 1983 in Maracay, Aragua_State, Venezuela) has been a Major_League_Baseball player for the Florida_Marlins since the 2003 season. Cabrera is 6'2" and weighs 210 pounds. He bats and throws right handed.
Cabrera's athleticism is evident in the fact that the onetime Shortstop can play a number of positions --third base, left field and right field, and play them well. That's an unsettling thought for opponents, considering how well he played in his rookie season after a call-up from the Double-A Carolina_Mudcats. Cabrera never attended any college, instead taking a straight route to the majors in 2003.
In his majors debut on June 20, 2003, Cabrera hit a game-ending, game-winning home run. Quietly, he put together one of the best seasons by a National_League rookie, immediately becoming the Marlins cleanup batter. His postseason play helped propel Florida to a World Series championship over the Yankees, landed him on the cover of ''ESPN'' magazine during the offseason.
In the NLDS against the Giants, Cabrera hit .286 with three RBI. After changing positions in the heat of the NLCS against the Cubs, and hit .333 with three homers and six RBI, Cabrera had the at-bat that defined his postseason in the Game Four of the World Series. Facing Roger_Clemens for the first time, Cabrera, 20, got knocked down by one inside Fastball. Two pitches later, he belted the Clemens offering into the right field seats.
In his first season Cabrera batted .268 (84-for-314), with 12 home runs, 62 RBI, 39 runs, 21 doubles, and three triples in 87 Games_played. In 2004, he proved that his rookie season--.294 batting average, 33 homers, 112 RBI, 101 runs, 177 hits, .366 On_base_percentage, .512 Slugging_percentage from the third and fourth spots in the order, 160 games played, and an All-Star berth--was no fluke. In 2005 he lead the National_League in hits with 182, and batted .329 with 31 homers, 39 doubles, 2 triples, and 105 RBI's.
==Accomplishments==
*Made the National League All-Star team in 2004 and 2005.
*Became the first player in Marlins history to have 30+ home runs and 100+ RBI in consecutive seasons.
*Won his first Silver_Slugger in 2005.
==See also==
* 2003_World_Series
* Players from Venezuela in MLB
==External links==
*ESPN - profile and daily updates
*Baseball Reference - career statistics and analysis
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