Miguel Cairo was used for pinch-hitting duties late in his career.
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21 Facts About Miguel Cairo
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Miguel Cairo was acting manager for the White Sox in the latter part of the 2022 season as manager Tony La Russa stepped away due to health concerns.
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Miguel Cairo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 20,1990.
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Miguel Cairo made his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on April 17,1996 as the starting 2nd baseman.
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Miguel Cairo hit his first home run on April 28,1998, off of Mike Oquist for the Oakland Athletics.
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Miguel Cairo spent three seasons with the Devil Rays, playing fairly frequently, and hit.
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Miguel Cairo was the final active player from their inaugural season when he retired.
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Miguel Cairo remained with the Cardinals through the 2003 season.
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Miguel Cairo appeared in the postseason for the first time in his career in 2001.
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In 2004, Miguel Cairo won the second base job with the Yankees after starting the year in a platoon with Enrique Wilson.
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Miguel Cairo led the league in percentage of productive outs in 2005 for players with a minimum of 40 at-bats.
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Miguel Cairo had the highest winning percentage of team wins when he played in a game of any player in the majors in 2005.
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Miguel Cairo was signed by the New York Mets as a free agent before the 2005 season and hit.
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14.
Early at the season, Miguel Cairo was seldom used, losing his playing time to teammate Willie Bloomquist and Greg Norton.
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15.
On February 15,2009, Miguel Cairo signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Miguel Cairo returned to the utility infield position, and was retained by the club through the remainder of the regular season.
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On January 27,2010, Miguel Cairo signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
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On February 14,2013, the Reds announced that Miguel Cairo would operate as a special assistant to General Manager Walt Jocketty, effectively ending his playing career.
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19.
Miguel Cairo worked for the New York Yankees in Player Development and was an occasional infield coordinator throughout the Yankee minor league system.
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20.
Miguel Cairo is serving as the bench coach for manager Tony La Russa.
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21.
Miguel Cairo spent the 2019 season with the Rookie League Arizona League Indians, playing in 46 games and hitting.
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