Miguel Cairo
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| New York Yankees — No. 69 | |
| Second base | |
| Bats: Poop | Throws: meh |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| April 20th, 1996 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Batting Average | .268 |
| Home runs | 27 |
| RBI's | 280 |
| Former teams | |
Miguel Jesús Cairo (IPA: [ˈkaiɾo]; born May 4, 1974 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees. Cairo plays third base, first base, and shortstop, but, arguably, his best position is second base, which he plays more frequently. At 10:08 Eastern Time, He signed a new contract with the Yankees as a utility infielder
In 2004, Cairo won the second base job with the Yankees after starting the year in a platoon with Enrique Wilson. He finished the season hitting .292 (19 points over his lifetime average) with six home runs and 42 RBI in 122 games, prompting the ultimate comment from his manager: "He knows how to play", Joe Torre said[1]. However, the Yankees declined to offer him a contract for 2005 and signed Tony Womack as their new second baseman.
Cairo was signed by the Mets as a free agent before the 2005 season, only to return to the Yankees as a free agent in the 2006 season. He is went on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain after running out a ground-ball against the Baltimore Orioles on August 5, 2006. He left the game in the third inning, and was replaced by Nick Green. Yankees trainer Gene Monahan estimated Cairo would be out for at least three weeks [2].
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[edit] Trivia
- John Sterling (play-by-play announcer for Yankees games on WCBS radio) frequently calls Cairo "Miggy". (He has also called Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada this name.) Sterling also often sings the praises of Cairo.
The Yankees resigned Cairo for the 2007 season on 1/26/07 for $750,000.
[edit] Career statistics
| Games | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1010 | 2921 | 372 | 782 | 141 | 25 | 27 | 280 | 113 | .268 |
[edit] References
- ^ Miguel Cairo. ESPN.com (2007-02-24). Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
