Biography[]
Miguel Cairo (Miguel Jesus Cairo) was born on May 4, 1974 in Anaco, Anzoategui (Venezuela). He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1996 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 5 home runs and 46 RBI. Cairo played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees and New York Mets over the course of his 11 year career.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
1996
|
TOR
|
A
|
9
|
27
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
.222
|
.300
|
.296
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1997
|
CHI
|
N
|
16
|
29
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
.241
|
.313
|
.276
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1998
|
TB
|
A
|
150
|
515
|
49
|
138
|
5
|
46
|
.268
|
.307
|
.367
|
26
|
5
|
24
|
44
|
6
|
11
|
19
|
0
|
9
|
1999
|
TB
|
A
|
120
|
465
|
61
|
137
|
3
|
36
|
.295
|
.335
|
.368
|
15
|
5
|
24
|
46
|
7
|
7
|
22
|
0
|
13
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
119
|
375
|
49
|
98
|
1
|
34
|
.261
|
.314
|
.328
|
18
|
2
|
29
|
34
|
2
|
6
|
28
|
0
|
7
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
27
|
33
|
5
|
11
|
1
|
7
|
.333
|
.371
|
.576
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2001
|
CHI
|
N
|
66
|
123
|
20
|
35
|
2
|
9
|
.285
|
.364
|
.374
|
3
|
1
|
16
|
21
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2001
|
TOT
|
N
|
93
|
156
|
25
|
46
|
3
|
16
|
.295
|
.366
|
.417
|
8
|
1
|
18
|
23
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
108
|
184
|
28
|
46
|
2
|
23
|
.250
|
.307
|
.353
|
9
|
2
|
13
|
36
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
92
|
261
|
41
|
64
|
5
|
32
|
.245
|
.289
|
.375
|
15
|
2
|
13
|
30
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
2004
|
NYY
|
A
|
122
|
360
|
48
|
105
|
6
|
42
|
.292
|
.346
|
.417
|
17
|
5
|
18
|
49
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
7
|
2005
|
NYY
|
N
|
100
|
327
|
31
|
82
|
2
|
19
|
.251
|
.296
|
.324
|
18
|
0
|
19
|
31
|
4
|
12
|
13
|
2
|
5
|
2006
|
NYY
|
A
|
81
|
222
|
28
|
53
|
0
|
30
|
.239
|
.280
|
.320
|
12
|
3
|
13
|
31
|
1
|
5
|
13
|
0
|
4
|
2007
|
NYY
|
A
|
54
|
107
|
12
|
27
|
0
|
10
|
.252
|
.308
|
.318
|
7
|
0
|
8
|
19
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
28
|
67
|
8
|
17
|
0
|
5
|
.254
|
.296
|
.343
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2007
|
Total
|
|
82
|
174
|
20
|
44
|
0
|
15
|
.253
|
.303
|
.328
|
9
|
2
|
11
|
24
|
2
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
3
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
437
|
1024
|
140
|
262
|
12
|
96
|
.256
|
?
|
?
|
53
|
7
|
68
|
128
|
15
|
29
|
22
|
6
|
20
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
655
|
2071
|
252
|
564
|
15
|
199
|
.272
|
?
|
?
|
97
|
20
|
118
|
232
|
32
|
45
|
101
|
2
|
44
|
Total
|
|
|
1092
|
3095
|
392
|
826
|
27
|
295
|
.267
|
.315
|
.359
|
150
|
27
|
186
|
360
|
47
|
74
|
124
|
8
|
64
|
Fielding Stats[]
1996
|
TOR
|
A
|
2B
|
9
|
8
|
67.2
|
22
|
18
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1997
|
CHI
|
N
|
SS
|
2
|
0
|
5.2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1997
|
CHI
|
N
|
2B
|
9
|
5
|
54.1
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1998
|
TB
|
A
|
2B
|
148
|
139
|
1233
|
278
|
429
|
16
|
109
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.978
|
1998
|
TB
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1999
|
TB
|
A
|
2B
|
117
|
114
|
994
|
251
|
377
|
9
|
102
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1999
|
TB
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2000
|
TB
|
A
|
2B
|
108
|
96
|
869
|
218
|
301
|
9
|
76
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.983
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
2B
|
5
|
1
|
13.1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
SS
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
OF
|
6
|
2
|
19
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
4.2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2001
|
STL
|
N
|
LF
|
6
|
2
|
19
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
CHI
|
N
|
SS
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
CHI
|
N
|
3B
|
40
|
22
|
218.2
|
13
|
32
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.900
|
2001
|
CHI
|
N
|
2B
|
11
|
5
|
55.1
|
11
|
19
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.938
|
2001
|
TOT
|
N
|
SS
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2001
|
TOT
|
N
|
2B
|
16
|
6
|
68.2
|
13
|
23
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.947
|
2001
|
TOT
|
N
|
3B
|
43
|
22
|
223.1
|
13
|
32
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.882
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
LF
|
19
|
10
|
85.1
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.944
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
SS
|
6
|
2
|
22.1
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
DH
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
2B
|
18
|
8
|
88
|
25
|
31
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.982
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
RF
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.667
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
OF
|
24
|
10
|
92.1
|
19
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.905
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
3B
|
7
|
5
|
41
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.875
|
2002
|
STL
|
N
|
1B
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
LF
|
22
|
14
|
129.2
|
27
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.966
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
RF
|
6
|
1
|
15
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
2B
|
40
|
33
|
294.2
|
58
|
88
|
2
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
3B
|
12
|
2
|
33
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.818
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
1B
|
3
|
0
|
7.2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
OF
|
27
|
15
|
144.2
|
31
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.970
|
2003
|
STL
|
N
|
SS
|
7
|
4
|
39.2
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.938
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
3B
|
8
|
5
|
54.1
|
4
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.895
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
SS
|
3
|
2
|
19
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
2B
|
113
|
96
|
856
|
195
|
275
|
6
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.987
|
2004
|
NY
|
A
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
2B
|
82
|
74
|
657.1
|
150
|
212
|
6
|
58
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
1B
|
8
|
6
|
50.2
|
48
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
LF
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
OF
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2005
|
NY
|
N
|
RF
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
2B
|
45
|
36
|
323.2
|
79
|
116
|
2
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
3B
|
8
|
4
|
41
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
1B
|
16
|
6
|
71.2
|
60
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2006
|
NY
|
A
|
SS
|
14
|
10
|
99.1
|
18
|
28
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
1B
|
22
|
17
|
156.1
|
162
|
9
|
4
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.977
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
SS
|
16
|
2
|
52.2
|
7
|
22
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
3B
|
7
|
3
|
35
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.909
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
2B
|
3
|
3
|
23
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
3B
|
15
|
9
|
89
|
4
|
23
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.964
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
2B
|
9
|
4
|
42.2
|
9
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
1B
|
2
|
1
|
9.2
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
LF
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2007
|
STL
|
N
|
OF
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
2007
|
TOT
|
|
1B
|
24
|
18
|
166
|
173
|
10
|
4
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
2007
|
TOT
|
|
2B
|
12
|
7
|
65.2
|
15
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
TOT
|
|
3B
|
22
|
12
|
124
|
5
|
32
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.949
|
2007
|
TOT
|
|
LF
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2007
|
TOT
|
|
OF
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
Total
|
|
|
2B
|
717
|
622
|
5572
|
1319
|
1905
|
53
|
472
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
Total
|
|
|
LF
|
54
|
28
|
262
|
56
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.966
|
Total
|
|
|
SS
|
50
|
21
|
247.2
|
39
|
75
|
2
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.983
|
Total
|
|
|
3B
|
103
|
50
|
522.2
|
33
|
95
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.908
|
Total
|
|
|
OF
|
65
|
30
|
291
|
63
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.955
|
Total
|
|
|
1B
|
57
|
31
|
310
|
302
|
17
|
5
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
Total
|
|
|
DH
|
14
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Total
|
|
|
RF
|
12
|
2
|
29
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.875
|
Transactions[]
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 20, 1990).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Willis Otanez to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mike Blowers (November 29, 1995).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with Bill Risley to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Paul Menhart and Edwin Hurtado (December 18, 1995).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jason Stevenson (November 20, 1996).
- Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Chicago Cubs (8th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (November 27, 2000).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 7, 2001).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Eric Hinske (March 28, 2001).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Chicago Cubs (August 10, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 19, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 10, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 6, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees (January 26, 2007).
- Released by the New York Yankees (August 16, 2007).
- Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals (August 19, 2007).
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