Personal Life
In the offseason, Cabrera lives in Miami. Cabrera and Robinson Canó became close friends as teammates in the minor leagues. Cabrera has a son in the Dominican Republic, Melky, Jr., and two daughters who live with their mothers in New York and Orlando.
Cabrera keeps an open Bible in his locker and reads a passage in it before he takes the field. He once said, "I don't consider myself a Christian but I do know you have to believe in God. You have to believe you're here for a reason. That's why I'm always reading the Bible."
His nickname around the Yankee clubhouse was "Leche", which is Spanish for "milk." As a Giant he was dubbed "the Melkman," and the team even gave him a cheering section of uniformed milkmen and milkmaids in the AT&T Park stands during his record 51 hits in May 2012.
He is involved in charity work in his native Dominican Republic.
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