Génesis Cabrera

BIOGRAPHY

Génesis Cabrera was born on October 10, 1996, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Cabrera signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in November 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Rays, going 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 29 1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2015, he played for the Princeton Rays where he pitched only 17 innings, and in 2016, he pitched with the Bowling Green Hot Rods, with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star, going 11-5 with a 3.88 ERA in 23 games (22 starts). He spent 2017 with both the Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Montgomery Biscuits, compiling a combined 9-9 record and 3.22 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) between both teams, and he began 2018 back with Montgomery where he was named to the Southern League All-Star Game.

On July 31, 2018, the Rays traded Cabrera, Justin Williams and Roel Ramirez to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Pham. He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals before being promoted to the Memphis Redbirds for the playoffs. In 27 games (25 starts) between Montgomery, Springfield, and Memphis, he went 8-9 with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP.

The Cardinals added Cabrera to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He began the 2019 season with Memphis. He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on May 29, 2019. He made his debut that night in a start versus the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up five runs (three earned) over 3 2⁄3 innings, striking out five and walking two in an eventual 11-4 Cardinals loss. He made one more start before being reassigned back to Memphis. He was recalled to St. Louis once again on June 13, and optioned back to Memphis on June 24. He was recalled to St. Louis once again on August 31, finishing the season there. Over 20 1⁄3 innings pitched with St. Louis during the regular season, Cabrera went 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA and 19 strikeouts.

In 2021, Cabrera emerged as a key member of the Cardinals' bullpen, appearing in 71 games in which he went 4-5 with a 3.73 ERA and 77 strikeouts over seventy innings.

Cabrera was suspended for one game in the aftermath of a benches-clearing incident between the Cardinals and New York Mets on April 27, 2022.