Alfredo A. Cabrera (May 11, 18811964) was a professional baseball

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who played many years in the

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. His nickname was ''Pájaro,'' which is Spanish for "Bird." Cabrera's career is particularly noteworthy because he became the first Spanish-born major leaguer and the first from the continent of Africa when he made his

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debut for the

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on May 16, 1913. He was hitless in two at-bats and never played in another MLB game. Cabrera played in the

from 1901 to 1920 and was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942. He also managed in the Cuban League and won a

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in the winter of 1915—16 as manager of the Almendares club.Figueredo 2003, pp. 117–119, 485, 508.

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