Melky Cabrera
Center fielder
Born: August 11, 1984 (1984-08-11) (age 25)
Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 7, 2005 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics (through 2009 season)
Batting average .269
Home runs 36
Runs batted in 228
Runs 250
On-base plus slugging .716
Teams
New York Yankees (2005-2009)
Atlanta Braves (2010-present)
Career highlights and awards
Hit for the cycle on August 2, 2009
2009 Major League Baseball Clutch Performer of the Month of May
2009 World Series champion
Personal life
His best friend is New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano. He also has one son.
Nicknames
Chris Berman, known for giving nicknames to players, has given Cabrera the nickname "Melky Way" Cabrera. Yankees broadcaster John Sterling also uses this nickname.
Sterling also uses the phrase, "the Melk Man always knocks twice" when referring to Cabrera, usually after Cabrera hits a home run. Sterling also came up with the phrase "The Melk Man delivers." This was after Cabrera's walk-off home run against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in the bottom of the 11th inning.
Cabrera's nickname around the Yankee clubhouse is "Leche," which is Spanish for "milk." Cabrera records an RBI or makes a flashy defensive play the Yankee Stadium baseline scoreboards will flash "Tiene Leche?" ("Got Milk?")
A popular Yankee T-shirt slogan reads "Got Melky?", a wordplay on the popular Got Milk? slogan. WFAN radio personality Steve Somers calls Cabrera Melky
Mantle.