2003: Rookie year
Cabrera made his major league debut on June 20, 2003, at 20 years old; Edgar Renter?a, at 19 years old, was the only Marlins player to make his debut at a younger age. Cabrera hit a walk-off home run in his first major league game, following Billy Parker in 1972 and Josh Bard in 2002 as the third player since 1900 to hit a game-winning home run in his big-league debut.