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Top 4 CLE 0 DET 0 Result of AB Beau Brieske K’s Kole Calhoun AB: Kole Calhoun | P: Beau Brieske

He’d turned the corner at first base and broke for second, the strain in his face as he pushed for another gear in his 40-year-old legs and aching knees, as Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan drifted onto his back foot fielding Cabrera’s one-hopper off the left-field fence. Kwan’s throw beat him, but Cabrera slid under

Bot 1 CLE 0 DET 0 Result of AB Cabrera’s 625th career double AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Cal Quantrill

DETROIT — As Miguel Cabrera wraps up his career this weekend, he already has his next chapter lined up. The Tigers on Friday named the former Triple Crown winner and two-time MVP as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Scott Harris, a role he’ll begin after Sunday’s season finale. “Miguel Cabrera embodies what

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. What do you get the guy who has 3,000-plus hits, 500-plus home runs and a place reserved in Cooperstown in five years? That question has faced every team the

We are all so lucky to have witnessed Miguel Cabrera‘s Hall of Fame-bound career. From a 20-year-old in the World Series to a 40-year-old hitting his 511th career home run this Wednesday, we’ve been treated to joy, smiles and baseball prowess. There’s no way to enumerate every note to sum up such a prolific career,

Andrew Miller remembers driving down from his home in Gainesville, Fla., to the Tigers’ Spring Training facility in Lakeland in early December 2007 to work out with some Tigers teammates, including Justin Verlander. Miller had moments of promise that summer as a rookie, but not the season he’d wanted, and he wanted to get a

DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson pointed skyward as soon as he connected with the first pitch he saw from Royals reliever Carlos Hernández and began his home run trot. “It kind of just felt good,” Torkelson said. “I haven’t been feeling great lately. So when I hit that, I knew it was gone; it was almost

The ultimate destination for international prospects is playing in the Major Leagues, and the first step toward reaching that goal is only a few months away. The 2023-2024 international signing period — when prospects from across the globe become eligible to sign with big league clubs — starts on Jan. 15 and ends Dec. 15.

Top 1 KC 1 DET 0 Result of AB Edward Olivares’ RBI single  AB: Edward Olivares | P: Sawyer Gipson-Long

HOUSTON — There was no better way for Yankees ace Roger Clemens to get the attention of 20-year-old rookie Miguel Cabrera of the Marlins than to throw him a little chin music. So what if it was Game 4 of the 2003 World Series? He was going to show the kid who’s in control. “So,

Miguel Cabrera will retire at season’s end ranked 16th in Major League history in career hits, and in the top 15 for doubles, extra-base hits and RBIs. He cracked the top 25 in home runs by tying Mel Ott with 511. He will also retire having spent the final few years of his career on

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal noted last week that his favorite memory from three-plus years of playing with  Miguel Cabrera was watching him homer through the snow on Opening Day in 2021. “He slides into second base because he doesn’t know it’s a homer,” Skubal recalled. “I couldn’t tell if it was a homer; I was

Opening Day is right around the corner. The Arizona Fall League begins play next Monday, Oct. 2, and runs through the championship game on Nov. 11. Known as a prospect finishing school, the AFL has boasted some big names in recent years like 2023 rookies Jordan Walker, Triston Casas and Jordan Lawlar as well as

Bot 1 KC 0 DET 0 Result of AB Jonathan Bowlan’s first career K AB: Parker Meadows | P: Jonathan Bowlan

Last season was bittersweet for Detroit’s Double-A affiliate. The Erie SeaWolves made it to the Eastern League Championship Series, but were no-hit in a winner-take-all Game 3 15-0 loss to the Somerset Patriots. This season was a completely different story. Erie won all four of its playoff games, capping the run with a 10-0 victory

DETROIT — Akil Baddoo told the story last week of how Miguel Cabrera rewarded him two years ago for homering on the first pitch he saw in the Majors. “Guys were saying before the game, ‘MLB’s going to give you a Rolex if you hit a first-pitch home run,’” Baddoo said. “I was like, ‘Are

Bot 6 KC 2 DET 2 Result of AB Anthony Veneziano In play, out(s) to Kerry Carpenter AB: Kerry Carpenter | P: Anthony Veneziano

DETROIT — Jeff Greenberg remembers the first time he met his new boss, Scott Harris. The Cubs had just hired Harris in 2012 as director of baseball operations, and Greenberg was working in the department. “I was actually the guy who opened the door and brought him into the office and showed him his office

As summer ebbs into fall, Minor League Baseball has started to reveal its end-of-season award winners and All-Star teams. Last week it was the three Single-A and High-A circuits. Now it’s time to reveal this year’s Double-A honors, as voted on by league managers. In the Southern League, Tampa Bay phenom Junior Caminero picked up