Miguel Jesús Cairo ˈkaiɾo (born May 4, 1974 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball utility infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. He has mostly played second base during his career, but in 2007 took over at first base for the injured Doug Mientkiewicz while on the New York Yankees. The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... 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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 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. The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... Enrique Wilson Martes (born July 27, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. ... Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player and the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... Anthony Darrell Tony Womack (born September 25, 1969, in Danville, Virginia) is a professional Major League Baseball player, currently a free agent. ...

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. In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ... In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ...

Cairo’s led the league in percentage of productive outs that year for players with a minimum of 40 at bats. Cairo recorded 17 productive outs in 32 productive out situations, for a PO% of 0.531. Given the potent nature of the Yankee lineup, the importance of these stats can not be overstated. In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... line up (or line-up) may refer to a queue of waiting people a police lineup (or identity parade) of suspects the roster of a sports team at a given time (see batting order) the members of a music band at a given time the acts performing at a concert...

In fact, Miguel Cairo has the highest winning percentage of team wins when he plays in a game of any player in the majors this year (for players with over 100 games played). This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Before the 2007 season started, Cairo changed his number from 14 to 41. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

On August 7, 2007, the Yankees designated Cairo for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Jason Giambi. He was released on August 14. is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball player who is the 1st baseman and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 19, 2007, the Cardinals signed Cairo to a minor league contract, with him reporting to Triple-A Memphis on August 22. is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 1, 2007, the Cardinals activated him and brought him up to start at second base in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, but he can play many defensive positions. is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of the second baseman Second base redirects here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Other nicknames The Redlegs, The Big Red Machine...

Career statistics

See also

• Tampa Bay Rays all-time roster

The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Tampa Bay Rays franchise. ...

References

1. ^ Miguel Cairo. ESPN.com (2007-07-09). Retrieved on 2007-06-07.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Miguel Cairo at:
  • ESPN (profile)
  • Baseball Library (article)
  • Baseball Reference (stats)
  • NYY Fans article - Miguel Cairo silences his critics