PLAYERS:
Orlando Cabrera,
Vladimir Guerrero,
Javier Vazquez,
Brian Schneider,
Val Pascucci,
Jamey Carroll,
Geoff Blum,
Maicer Izturis,
Endy Chavez,
Carl Pavano,
Bartolo Colon,
Ted Lilly,
Bruce Chen,
Livan Hernandez,
Jon Rauch,
Scott Downs,
Guillermo Mota,
Miguel Batista,
Luis Ayala,
Ryan Church,
Brendan Harris,
Jamie Moyer,
Tim Raines,
Larry Walker
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees
Another one bites the dust. With Orlando Cabrera announcing his retirement yesterday, we lose one of the last few players that can be largely identified with the now defunct Montreal Expos. It is a club that might soon be extinct, actually. Out of all the remaining "true" Expos, just Vladimir Guerrero and, arguably, Javier Vazquez remain and both of those players are staring straight down he barrel of retirement as well. While the Expos have since morphed into what is currently a promising young Washington Nationals team, it is a shame to see their remnants inching so close to extinction.
Alas, there is still some hope. While Vlad and Javy are probably the last full-blooded Expos on earth, there are still a handful of Major Leaguers left that at one time or another, even if only for a few games, donned Expo uniform. In fact, there 19 former Expos that played in the majors in 2011 (assuming I didn't miss anyone) and as odd as it may seem, you could almost field a...
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Don’t worry, Giants fans. We still have that other Cabrera.
Orlando Cabrera—no relation to Melky—has retired from baseball, according to this tweet from ESPN Deporte’s Enrique Rojas:
Orlando Cabrera anunció hoy en Colombia su retiro del béisbol. Gran carrera. Vaya en paz!!!!!
— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) January 18, 2012
O-Cab played in just 39 games...
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Former Red Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera announced his retirement on a radio show in his home country of Colombia on Wednesday after 15 MLB seasons. Cabrera will be forever known by Sox fans as the man who replaced Nomar Garciaparra after being acquired from the Montreal Expos in a four-team deal in the final moments before the 2004 trade deadline. While Garciaparra was shipped to...
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Long-time utility infielder Orlando Cabrera announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Wednesday while a guest on a Colombian radio station. Cabrera, a 15-year veteran of nine different franchises, retires after hitting .238 with five home runs and 51 RBIs in 130 games in 2011, split between the Indians (91 games) and the Giants (39 games).
Orlando Cabrera Says No Mas
As The Common Man noted on Notgraphs earlier today, O-Cab is hanging up his spikes. The journeyman shortstop announced his retirement after a 15-year career, including eight years in Montreal, three years in Anaheim, and a series of one-off stints in Minnesota, San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and the South Side of Chicago. But though he spent more than half...
Thanks OC
Another One of the 25 from 2004 has entered retirement, and it is Orlando Cabrera, who calls it quits at the age of 37.He hit .294 for the Red Sox after he was dealt to the Sox in the Nomar Garciaparra trade on July 31st of that year. He played a solid shortstop, and was a big reason the Sox vaulted into the Wild Card lead that August, and eventually into baseball history.Cabrera...
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