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
Remember the kid Miguel Cabrera surprised with his bat and batting gloves at a game in Cleveland? So does he. Eight years after his famous foul catch, Dominic Opron took time away from his studies at West Point to reminisce on his brush with greatness. Plus, hear what Miggy has to say about the play!
The final series of Miguel Cabrera’s career is here, and the surefire Hall of Famer is winding back the clock like it’s 2013. Miggy delivered three hits in the first act of his farewell in Detroit as the Tigers fell to the Cleveland Guardians, 7-5. In his first at-bat of the evening, Miguel Cabrera doubled
Bot 1 CLE 0 DET 0 Result of AB Cabrera’s 625th career double AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Cal Quantrill
Miguel Cabrera will remain in Detroit following his retirement when the 2023 season comes to a close, as the Tigers announced today that Cabrera will take on a role in the front office as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Scott Harris. Cabrera had previously indicated that 2023 would be the final season
Detroit Tigers (76-83) vs. Cleveland Guardians (75-84) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Covering the CornerMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (3-12, 6.45 ERA) vs. RHP Cal Quantrill (3-7, 5.13 ERA) Game 160 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz
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,
Well, Tigers fans, the end of the 2023 Major League Baseball regular season is nearly nigh as the Tigers wrap up yet another campaign without a postseason appearance. But at least the Motor City Kitties put the pedal to the metal over the final stretch of games to make things interesting as the month of
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
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.
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
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