"Long-time utility infielder Orlando Cabrera announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Wednesday while a guest on a Colombian radio station. Cabrera, a 15-year veteran of nine different franchises, retires after hitting .238 with five home runs and 51 RBIs in 130 games in 2011, split between the Indians (91 games) and the Giants (39 games).

The 36-year-old leaves the game having won one World Series with the Red Sox in 2004 and two Gold Glove Awards, with the Expos in '01 and the Angels in '07. Originally signed by the Montreal Expos as a free agent out of his native Colombia in 1993, Cabrera spent his first eight seasons in Montreal, including arguably his best year in 2003 when he played in 162 games and hit .297 with 17 home runs, 80 RBIs, 47 doubles and 25 stolen bases. "