Daniel Cabrera (outfielder)
American former professional baseball outfielder, drafted by Detroit Tigers in 2020.
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Daniel Reed Cabrera is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played college baseball for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2020 MLB draft.
Amateur career
Cabrera spent his first three high school years at John Curtis Christian High School, committing to LSU during his junior season in 2016. That year he batted .393 with three home runs and posted a 1.22 ERA as a pitcher. For his senior year he transferred to Parkview Baptist High School, where he hit .510. The San Diego Padres selected him in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and enrolled at LSU.
As a freshman in 2018 he started 58 of 63 games, batting .315 with eight home runs and 54 RBIs, earning All-American honors and a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. That summer he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2019 he slashed .284/.359/.516 with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs, then returned to the CCBL with the Harwich Mariners, earning All-Star honors. His junior season in 2020 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic after 17 games, during which he batted .345 with two home runs.
Professional career
The Detroit Tigers selected Cabrera with the 62nd overall pick in the 2020 draft, and he signed for $1.2 million. The minor league season was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, so he did not play that year. In 2021 he was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central, where he slashed .242/.300/.395 with nine home runs and 64 RBIs over 99 games, then was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Northeast.
Over 17 games with Erie he batted .174 with four home runs and nine RBIs. He split 2022 between Erie and West Michigan, totaling 120 games with a .237/.309/.351 line, eight home runs, and 46 RBIs. He appeared in seven games in 2024 before being placed on the restricted list for the remainder of the season, and did not play in 2025.
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