Athlete of the Month for October 2025
Oswaldo Alberto Cabrera is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player. Born in Guarenas, Venezuela, Cabrera started playing baseball as a child and eventually enrolled at the baseball academy run by Venezuelan former baseball player Carlos Guillén.
Cabrera began his professional career at sixteen years old as a free agent, signing with the New York Yankees. Cabrera began playing on the Minor League teams Somerset Patriots and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
His Major League career began in the middle of August 2022, debuting with the Yankees as the starting third baseman. Cabrera has also played shortstop, second baseman, and right fielder positions.
Cabrera was awarded the EAS Most Valuable Player award, EAS Post-Season All-Star award, and the MiLB.com Organization All-Star award. Outside of baseball Cabrera was awarded the 2024 Joan Payson & Shannon Forde Award for Community Service at the New York Baseball Writers Association of America.