Mauricio Adolfo Cabrera Valdez (born September 22, 1993) is a Dominican professional

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for the

Tigres de Quintana Roo The Tigres de Quintana Roo (English: Quintana Roo Tigers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (). The team has won twelve championships to date: ...

of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Atlanta Braves

Cabrera signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2010. He made his professional debut the following season with the

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, logging a 1–5 record and 4.30 ERA in 19 appearances. In 2012, Cabrera played for the rookie ball

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, recording a 2.97 ERA in 12 games. He spent the 2013 season with the Single-A

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, posting a 3–8 record and a 4.18 ERA in 24 appearances. The next year, he split the season between the

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and the High-A

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, pitching to a 5.73 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 33.0 innings of work. The Braves added Cabrera to the team's 40-man roster on November 19, 2014. Cabrera spent the 2015 season with the High-A

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and also made 13 appearances for the Double-A

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, accumulating a 5.59 ERA in 36 appearances. Cabrera participated in the

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after the season. The Braves promoted Cabrera to the major leagues for the first time on June 27, 2016. He made his major league debut that day against the

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, pitching one inning, in which he yielded one hit. Three days later, Cabrera recorded his first career save against the

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. He finished his rookie season with a 5–1 record with 6 saves and a 2.82 ERA. His four-seam fastball had the second-highest average speed of any MLB pitcher's pitches in 2016, at 100.4 mph. Cabrera suffered a strained right elbow in spring training in 2017, and began the season on the disabled list. He spent the entire season in the minors, mainly with the Triple-A

Gwinnett Braves The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia (with a Lawrencevi ...

, where he struggled to a 7.86 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 24 games. On February 19, 2018, Cabrera was

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following the signing of

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. He was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on February 20 and invited to spring training as a non-roster invitee. After stumbling to an 11.03 ERA in 31 games for the High-A

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, Cabrera was released by the organization on July 11, 2018.

Chicago White Sox

On July 20, 2018, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the

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. He spent the remainder of the year in the White Sox's minor league system, spending time with the rookie-level

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, where he struggled to a 11.00 ERA in nine games, and the Double-A

Birmingham Barons The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox and plays at Regions Field in downtown Birmingham. The Baron ...

, where he put up a ghastly 20.25 ERA in two appearances. Cabrera returned to Birmingham for the 2019 season, logging a 4–3 record and 4.50 ERA and 67 strikeouts across 48 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 14, 2019, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the

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. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Cabrera was released by the Diamondbacks organization on May 22, 2020.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On June 3, 2021, Cabrera signed with the

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of the

. Cabrera struggled to a 13.50 ERA in three appearances for Oaxaca before being released on June 15. On March 21, 2024, Cabrera signed with the

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of the

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. He was released prior to the season on April 1.

Conspiradores de Querétaro

On May 12, 2025, Cabrera signed with the

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of the

. In two appearances for Querétaro, he recorded a 4.91 ERA with two strikeouts across innings pitched. Cabrera was released by the Conspiradores on May 16.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On July 9, 2025, Cabrera signed with the

of the

Scouting report

Cabrera's fastball has been recorded by

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at .

Personal life

His brother, Alberto Cabrera, played baseball professionally for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabrera, Mauricio 1993 births Living people Arizona League White Sox players Atlanta Braves players Birmingham Barons players Carolina Mudcats players Conspiradores de Querétaro players Danville Braves players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Nicaragua Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Braves players Florida Fire Frogs players Gigantes de Rivas players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Gulf Coast Braves players Gwinnett Braves players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Major League Baseball pitchers Mississippi Braves players Baseball players from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) Peoria Javelinas players Rome Braves players Tigres del Licey players Toros del Este players