A biography for Asdrubal Cabrerahasn’t been written yet.
“I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.”
“I don't spend the whole off-season in Venezuela. I spend a couple of weeks in Cleveland, go to Florida, take my son to Disney World. But I still have my home, and my whole family lives in Venezuela.”
“I don't swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.”
“Only facing right-handers and not left-handers is hard for me.”
“My dad, he believed in me. My first year was hard for me. I came to the States with myself, and no one came with me.”
“I like to keep my team together.”
“When you make the playoffs, it's like you've done your job for the team. I've got that moment in my mind all the time, and I want to be there again.”
“A lot of scouts said I was not capable to play short. Every team that came to me, they wanted me to play third, and I wanted to show everybody that they were wrong.”
“We want to win and make a push.”
“It's hard to come back and play when you've gone through surgery.”
“I see the game too slow from second base. That's why I like to play more short.”
“They tried to make my dad play professional basketball. But he was married young, too, at 20 years old. He wanted to have a family and said that money was not enough.”
“I think it's hard for someone to play short and then come back to second. It's not the same.”
“It's tough to lose every day.”
“I want to finish my career in Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues.”
“I'm going to do my best to help the team play hard and help the team win... I'm just coming to play baseball.”
“It's the same game. It's baseball. National League, American League. It's baseball. I just come here and try to do my thing. Do my work and help the team to win.”
“If you want me to play second, I need time to get ready to play second. If you want me to play short, I need time.”
“I try to do my best every game to help the pitchers and help my team win. That's it.”
“Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.”