Luis Cabrera, 17 years old, started as a child in the Obregón Municipal Youth League, which has made a great contribution to professional baseball in Mexico.
Last Saturday, November 11, 2023, a man from Cajeme arrived in the Major Leagues with his signature on a contract with the Boston Red Sox team, an organization that followed up on the native of Ciudad Obregón, and that upon seeing his abilities They signed him to protect him and make him part of their roster in the future.
This is Luis Alejandro Cabrera Aguilar, 17 years old, who started as a child in the Obregón Municipal Youth League, which has had a great contribution to professional baseball in Mexico.
Despite his young age, the young man already drives a speed of 90 miles and was part of what impressed the Boston Red Sox organization.
The search engine Sotero Torres was the one who recommended Luis Alejandro Cabrera to the organization for which he works, and was in charge of carrying out the signing protocol, where the young man was accompanied by his parents, Luis Enrique Cabrera Barbeitia and Alejandra Aguilar González, to give legality to the signing protocol.
In addition, Gerardo Castro was present, one of his coaches and trainers, who has been by Alejandro Cabrera’s side since he was very young and has been part of his growth and development within amateur youth baseball in Ciudad Obregón.
It is important to mention that Cabrera Aguilar belongs to Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican Baseball League and the Yaquis de Obregón Club, within the Mexican Pacific League; His training and progress will be supervised from now on by the organization to which he belongs as of this signature.
Therefore, now it will depend on the effort and desire he puts into his work, to one day be part of the Boston, Massachusetts squad.
However, with the speed he manages, it is a letter of introduction that impresses any organization and it will be a matter of time for that speed to increase and become an achievement for Mexican baseball and very soon in the Major Leagues.
Luis Cabrera at Club Yaquis
Last June, the Yaquis de Obregón Club added young talent to its ranks and Luis Alejandro Cabrera Aguilar was announced as part of its signings and joined the 70 roster on the eve of the traditional 2023 Draft of the Mexican Pacific Arco League (LAMP).
Luis Cabrera, the right-handed pitcher, was born in Ciudad Obregón on May 13, 2006 and is currently training at the Sultanes de Monterrey academy. He is recognized for having good command of his pitches and an off-the-mound personality, in addition to having great power with his fastball.
Other Sonorans in the Major Leagues
- José Isabel Ceceña (1998)
- Octavio “Tavo” Álvarez (1995)
- Karim García (1995)
- Miguel Del Toro (1999)
- Mario Valdez (1997)
- Alfredo “Feyo” Amézaga (2002)
- Marco Estada (2008)
- Giovanny Gallegos (2017)
- Hector Velazquez (2017)
- Miguel Armando Aguilar (2021)
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the East division of the American League (AL). Founded in 1901 as one of eight American League franchises, the Red Sox’s home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912.
With information from Diario del Yaqui, Yaquis, Editor LMP, Baseball MLB
