Melky Cabrera
- #53 | LF/CF/RF BatsS ThrowsL
- Height6-0
- Weight200
- Atlanta Braves
- Age25
- Experience 5 years
- Salary $3,100,000
- BirthplaceBajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
Heyward could play center field, if need be
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — The Braves don’t have a clear answer yet at center field, between Nate McLouth’s demotion to Triple-A Gwinnett Tuesday and with the trade deadline approaching on Saturday. Melky Cabrera has started in center for the past two games. Omar Infante can play there. Brent Clevlen was activated from a rehabilitation stint to help in center, and Gregor Blanco would be eligible to return Saturday, if the Braves choose to go that route. But if need be, Jason Heyward could play center, something general manager Frank Wren, manager Bobby Cox and Jason Heyward all agreed they were are comfortable with when...
Atlanta Braves July 28, 2010Stat of the Day: Bases-loaded futility
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — The Braves loaded the bases four times on Sunday with less than two outs and came away with only one run in a 5-4 loss. First inning: Alex Gonzalez popped out to short, Brooks Conrad struck out Sixth inning: Melky Cabrera sacrifice fly to center, Jair Jurrjens flyout to center Seventh inning: Troy Glaus grounds into 5-4-3 double play. 11th inning: Nate McLouth hits into 6-4-3 double play.
Atlanta Braves July 25, 2010Updating Heyward, Chipper, Glaus, Jason & The Scorchers….
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — NEW YORK – Chipper’s in the lineup, Jason Heyward’s taking batting practice (in Gwinnett), it’s not raining (yet), and Billy Wagner continues methodically mowing down opponents on his way to retirement. Not much to fret about this afternoon with the Braves, who’ll send Tim Hudson to the mound for a scheduled 4:10 p.m. matchup with Mets 10-game winner Mike Pelfrey in the next-to-last game before the All-Star break. Melky Cabrera (above) and Omar Infante hit back-to-back homers Friday to turn 2-2 tie into a 4-2 win. We might not know until tomorrow whether Heyward ...
Atlanta Braves July 10, 2010Note: R.A. Dickey was Solid Last Night
MetsBlog — Last night, R.A. Dickey allowed four runs, three earned in 6 2/3 innings, although he allowed back-to-back home runs to Melky Cabrera and Omar Infante in the seventh inning which were the deciding runs. Combined, Cabrera and Infante went 7 for 10 and scored all four runs against Dickey last night. Dickey is now 6-2 [...]
New York Mets July 10, 2010Back-to-back blasts leave Mets 4 back
New York Post — R.A. Dickey may have to rinse a little extra to get the taste of knuckle sandwich out of his mouth. Melky Cabrera delivered the initial blow in last night’s seventh inning and Omar Infante the knockout. Dickey’s solid night of work with his knuckleball up to that...
New York Mets July 10, 2010R.A. gives up four runs as Mets fall to Braves, 4-2
New York Post — Omar Infante made hitting R.A. Dickey’s dizzying knuckleball look easy. Then again, the Atlanta Braves’ jack-of-all trades All-Star has been making just about everything look easy this season. Infante homered two pitches after Melky Cabrera hit a tiebreaking shot off Dickey with two outs in the seventh inning...
New York Mets July 10, 2010Post Game: Braves 4, Mets 2
MetsBlog — The Mets lost to the Braves by the score of 4-2 tonight at Citi Field. For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv here. The Least You Should Know: R.A. Dickey started for the Mets tonight, and pitched well into the seventh inning, but allowed back-to-back solo home runs to Melky Cabrera and [...]
New York Mets July 9, 2010Infante has homer and four hits as Braves beat Mets
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — NEW YORK -- Omar Infante and Melky Cabrera each had logged more than 100 career at-bats against the Mets, and neither had hit a home run against them.
Atlanta Braves July 9, 2010Back-to-back Braves HRs crush Mets
New York Daily News — The Mets have had a fine first half but they are not finishing it strong. Atlanta's Melky Cabrera and Omar Infante hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to lift the first-place Braves over the Mets 4-2 before 36,356 at Citi Field.
New York Mets July 9, 2010Blanco making most of increased role
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Gregor Blanco’s two-run single in the fourth inning Saturday continued a solid stretch of hitting since the outfielder’s role increased. He has split center-field duties with Melky Cabrera since Nate McLouth went on the disabled list, and Blanco had three consecutive two-hit games Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. “Blanco keeps helping us win games,” manager Bobby Cox said of the center fielder, who has a .382 average (13-for-34) with seven runs in the last 12 games in which he batted. He scored the Braves’ first two runs in Friday’s 4-3, 11-inning win. “...
Atlanta Braves July 3, 2010-
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Gregor Blanco
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Martin Prado
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Troy Glaus
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Nate McLouth
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Jesse Chavez
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Brent Clevlen
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- Braves’ quotes on Saturday’s loss and trade Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution BOBBY COX On Jurrjens cruising until running into big trouble in 7th “He threw good in the seventh. He struck out Votto, the first hitter, then got behnd Rolen, who’s got a great eye, 2-0 pitch. Then he got behind Gomes 3-1, Gomes hit it to right field. Then he strikes out the next guy and had a 2-2 count on Hanigan, and left a changeup up. He was one pitch away from pitching another inning.” On how dominant Jurrjens looked until 7th “He was good in that inning, too. Just got behind two guys and made one bad pitch.” On Melky’s misadventure “I saw it o...
- Odd play helps Reds in comeback against Braves Atlanta Journal-Constitution CINCINNATI - What was shaping up as a fine afternoon for Jair Jurrjens went from dominant to debacle in the seventh inning Saturday, with a blooper-worthy outfield play serving as an exclamation point for his and the Braves’ demise.
- Stat of day: Glaus power outage at 31 games Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution CINCINNATI – The precipitous decline of Braves first baseman Troy Glaus has become a glaring issue, never more than the first two games of the weekend series with the Reds. After going 0-for-5 with five groundouts on Friday, Glaus went 0-for-4 with two groundouts, a pop-up and a strikeout in Saturday’s loss. Glaus has hit .158 (17-for-107) with no home runs and six RBIs in his past 31 games, including 4-for-30 on the nine-game trip that ends Sunday. What’s puzzling to some Braves officials and teammates is that Glaus’ skid began immediately after a torrid stretch in which he ...
- Braves get Ankiel, Farnsworth in five-player deadline trade Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution CINCINNATI – The Braves traded for Kansas City outfielder Rick Ankiel and reliever Kyle Farnsworth on Saturday, sending outfielder Gregor Blanco and reliever Jesse Chavez to the Royals in a f ive-player deal that adds a power bat and experienced reliever. The Royals also got prospect Tim Collins in the deal, the undersized prospect the Braves acquired from Toronto in this month’s Yunel Escobar-Alex Gonzalez trade The five-player trade with Kansas City was finalized just before the 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. The Braves also got Detroit minor league outfielder Wilkin Ramirez in a de...
- Prado to miss at least a week with fractured pinky Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution CINCINNATI – Braves second baseman Martin Prado has a fractured right pinky and will miss at least one week and possible require a stint on the 15-day disabled list. The news could have been a lot worse for the Braves, who feared their All-Star leadoff man might be out a lot longer after he was hurt sliding head-first at home plate in the 10th inning of Friday’s 6-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds. “There was a hole right beside home plate,” Prado said Saturday. “My finger stuck in it. I didn’t see the hole. I was just trying to reach for home plate, and that fing...
- Tom Glavine: Honoring a love-hate hero Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tom Glavine didn’t choose the number, the number chose him. When he arrived at his first major league spring training, way back when the Braves sunned themselves in West Palm Beach, he was handed a uniform with 47 on the back.