Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera spoke with LasMayores.com about a range of topics, including his decision to retire after the 2023 season.
The Venezuelan star will host an important event with his foundation in Miami on Wednesday.
Miggy: A legend on and off the field! ⚾️🇻🇪
We spoke with Miguel Cabrera about some topics during the charity event for his foundation “Miggy Foundation”. pic.twitter.com/g9NkzJDyXM
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“We have helped many kids in Venezuela, Detroit, and Miami to get surgeries. We want to raise more funds to get to more people and help the foundation grow,” he said.
The Miguel Cabrera Foundation is a non-profit founded in 2007 “to offer hope and to help young athletes fulfill their dreams as well as provide support to our communities.”
He said he doesn’t feel comfortable with people praising him for his off-the-field work, because “we do it from the bottom of our hearts.”
Regarding his future, he said that Albert Pujols’ retirement wasn’t a factor in his own decision to walk away after next season, but did praise him and said “he is a friend and the best to ever play in the big leagues.”
His Biggest Achievement
When asked about his most important achievement, Cabrera quickly replied with his 3,000th hit.
“It was something I dreamed about in all my life. I knew I had to be healthy for a long time to get them,” he stated.
He reminisced the Jose Iglesias story, who told him he was going to get his 3,000th hit against the Colorado Rockies, his team, and gave him a huge hug.
“He is a good friend of mine, it was a really nice gesture,” Miggy stated.
Cabrera has accomplished everything an MLB can dream about: he is a World Series champion, a two-time MVP, he won Silver Slugger awards, batting crowns, home run titles, a Triple Crown, and got to 3,000 hits, 500 home runs, and 600 doubles.
He is one of the best right-handed hitters every to step on an MLB field and will be remembered as such when it’s time to step away.
