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Cabrera to skip Caribbean World Series

Updated: January 30, 2007, 11:14 PM ET
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Yankees outfielder Melky Cabrera will skip the Caribbean World Series at the team's request so he can rest up for next season.

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Cabrera played the last part of the winter league season in the Dominican Republic and participated in the playoffs, said Mark Newman, the Yankees' senior vice president of baseball operations.

"We've asked that he shut it down at this point. It's been a long year for him," Newman said Tuesday on a conference call to discuss the ...

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