Melky Astacio Cabrera is a Dominican professional baseball player. An outfielder, he currently plays for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Cabrera was signed by the New York Yankees on November 14, 2001, at age 17. In 2002, at age 18, he made his professional debut with the Yankees Rookie League affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. He made his first minor league appearance with the Rookie-Advanced team in the NY Penn League with the Staten Island Yankees in 2003, batting .283 with 31 RBIs in 67 games. In 2004, he moved up to Class A with the Battle Creek Yankees,... hitting .333 with 16 RBI in 42 games before being promoted to the high Class A Tampa Yankees, where he hit .288 with 51 RBI in 85 games to finish the season. In 2005, Cabrera started off with the Class AA Trenton Thunder, hitting .275 with 60 RBIs in 106 games. At the end of June, he was called up to the Class AAA Columbus Clippers. On July 7, Cabrera made his major league debut in center field at Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Indians. His first at bat against Kevin Millwood resulted in a strikeout.
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| Birthdate: | August 11, 1984 |
| Birthplace: | Santo Domingo Oeste |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Weight: | 170 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Center fielder, Outfielder |