Right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera made his debut with the Chicago Cubs, and he was as good as advertised. The 27-year-old threw six shutout innings, only gave up one hit, walked a batter, and struck out five, leading to a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Cabrera came up with the Miami Marlins, first making his big-league debut in 2021. The right-hander has tons of talent, but health has limited his success in MLB. In 2025, Cabrera set two career highs: 26 starts and 137.2 innings. It was the first time he surpassed the 100-inning mark in the majors, and although Cabrera possesses nasty stuff, there are obvious questions about his durability.
The Cubs were willing to take the risk, and on Monday night, fans at Wrigley Field got a first-hand look at why the team traded their top outfield prospect, Owen Caissie, for Cabrera.
Edward Cabrera tossed six shutout innings!
— Nate Roper (@NateRoper_) March 31, 2026
5 K
1 BB
0 R
6.0 IP
Cabrera attacked early with the 4S, but began pushing secondary stuff the 2nd and 3rd times through.
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One aspect that no one should be concerned about is Cabrera’s confidence. He came into spring training saying, “With all due respect to everyone, whenever I step on the mound, I think I’m the best.”
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It wasn’t a playoff game in October, but Cabrera pitched in front of the largest crowd of his career. That’s right, after making 87 career starts and appearing in 89 MLB games, Cabrera made his Cubs debut at Wrigley Field with more than 36,000 fans in attendance.
Sure, we may get carried away at times when talking about the impact fans can have during a game, but players have admitted in the past that a stadium’s atmosphere can be a factor. Cabrera hasn’t had this type of crowd behind him in the past, so it will definitely be great to see him use the energy from Cubs’ fans that maybe gives the pitcher an extra edge on the mound.
Overall, an awesome debut for Cabrera, who is currently slotted in as the No. 4 starter in the rotation to begin the regular season; however, with more performances like Monday night, Cabrera will be lined up to be a front-end pitcher on this staff.
If you want to look way ahead to the second half of the season, a trio of Cade Horton, Edward Cabrera, and Justin Steele can be very scary for Cubs’ opponents.
