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{{short description|Colombian baseball player (born 1972)}}
{{family name hatnote|Cabrera|Ramírez|lang=Spanish}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| image       = 
| name        = Jolbert Cabrera
| team        = 
| position    = [[Outfielder]] / [[Infielder]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1972|12|8}}
| birth_place = [[Cartagena, Colombia]]
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = April 12
| debutyear   = 1998
| debutteam   = Cleveland Indians
|debut2league = NPB
| debut2date = March 26
| debut2year = 2005
| debut2team = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = September 28
| finalyear   = 2008
| finalteam   = Cincinnati Reds
|final2league = NPB
| final2date = October 12
| final2year = 2006
| final2team = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value  = .257
| stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value  = 18
| stat3label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value  = 157
|stat2league = NPB
| stat21label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat21value  = .281
| stat22label  = [[Home run]]s
| stat22value  = 16
| stat23label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat23value  = 108
| teams       = 
;As player
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2002}})
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{mlby|2002}}–{{mlby|2003}})
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|2004}})
* [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]] ({{npby|2005}}–{{npby|2006}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|2008}})
;As manager
* [[Colombia national baseball team|Colombia]] ([[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023]])
|}}
'''Jolbert Alexis Cabrera Ramírez''' (born December 8, 1972) is a Colombian former professional [[baseball]] player. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Cleveland Indians]] (1998–2002), [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (2002–2003), [[Seattle Mariners]] (2004), and [[Cincinnati Reds]] (2008). Cabrera batted and threw [[right-handed]]. He is the older brother of former [[shortstop]] [[Orlando Cabrera]]. The two played together during the 1997 season while members of the [[Ottawa Lynx]], the [[Montreal Expos]] Triple-A affiliate.

== Professional career ==
Cabrera made his major league debut with the Indians on April 12, 1998, in the only game he played that season. 

2001 was Cabrera's best statistical season in Cleveland, as he [[slash line|slashed]] a line of .261/3/38 with ten stolen bases for the division-winning Indians. A highlight of that 2001 season was in a nationally televised [[Sunday Night Baseball]] game on August 5, when Cleveland rallied from a 14–2 deficit in the seventh inning to win 15–14 on Cabrera's broken-bat, walk-off single off [[José Paniagua]].

Cabrera was traded on July 22, 2002, to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] for minor league pitcher Lance Caraccioli.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-07-23 |title=Cabrera Acquired in Trade with Indians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cabrera-acquired-i/161703545/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Los Angeles Times |page=D5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He remained there until an early season trade in 2004 sent him to Seattle. He was released in 2005. 

During the 2007 offseason, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] that included an invitation to [[spring training]]. After spending most of the year with their Triple-A affiliate, the [[Memphis Redbirds]], Cabrera was released and signed a minor league contract with [[Colorado Rockies]]. 

On January 5, 2008, Cabrera signed a minor league contract with the [[Cincinnati Reds]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-01-06 |title=Reds sign Phillips, claim Fiorentino from Orioles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-reds-sign-phillips/161703658/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=Springfield News-Sun |page=B5 |publication-place=Springfield, Ohio |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and was called up to the majors on June 10. On September 7, 2008, Cabrera hit a walk-off [[Single (baseball)|single]] against the [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]] to win the game 4–3.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2008 |title=Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score: September 7, 2008 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200809070.shtml |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On January 12, 2009, he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Zrebiec |first=Jeff |date=2009-01-12 |title=Orioles ink J. Cabrera, Hammock to minor league deals |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osnotes0112,0,2052391.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522153742/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osnotes0112,0,2052391.story |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> 

On January 15, 2010, it was reported that Cabrera had signed a minor league deal with the [[New York Mets]] with an invitation to spring training.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=7794825780 |user=ed_price |title=#Mets have signed veteran IF Jolbert Cabrera to minor-league deal with invitation to big-league camp. |first=Ed |last=Price |date=January 15, 2010 |access-date=2024-12-28}}</ref>

In an eight-year career, Cabrera had a batting average of .257 with 18 [[home run]]s and 157 [[Run batted in|RBI]] in 609 games.

== Coaching career ==
In 2017, Cabrera was a coach for Colombia in the [[World Baseball Classic]], and in the [[2023 World Baseball Classic|2023 WBC]], he served as the team's manager.

== Personal life ==
Cabrera currently resides in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{baseballstats|mlb=132660|espn=3818|br=c/cabrejo02|fangraphs=373|retro=C/Pcabrj002|brm=cabrer001jol}}, or [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cabrejo02 Baseball Almanac]

{{Colombia roster 2017 World Baseball Classic}}
{{Colombia roster 2023 World Baseball Classic}}
{{Colombia national baseball team managers}}

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