MIGUEL CAIRO

'Miguel Jesús Cairo' (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.
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 ironic 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.
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 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).
Before the 2007 season started, Cairo changed his number from 14 to 41.
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.
On August 19, 2007, the Cardinals signed Cairo to a minor league contract, with him reporting to Triple-A Memphis on August 22.
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.

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Career statistics

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Career statistics

See also

★ Tampa Bay Devil Rays all-time roster

References

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★ Miguel Cairo at:

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★ ESPN (profile)

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★ Baseball Library (article)

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★ Baseball Reference (stats)

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★ NYY Fans article - Miguel Cairo silences his critics