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DETROIT — Laura L. Chávez-Wazeerud-Din grew up in Southwest Detroit after moving from Mexico with her family when she was very young. Her parents’ divorce left her in foster care for quite some time, without bilingual parents. “When I started school, I was placed in the special education classes because bilingual classes were only in

October is here, and while that means postseason baseball in the bigs, it also signals the start of the 31st Arizona Fall League season. Over the next six weeks, prospects from all 30 organizations will have the chance to build off their Minor League campaigns. Last year, the AFL featured 10 of baseball’s Top 100

An assurance that Cabrera retired a winner. “I’m really proud that I had the opportunity to pitch in his last game and take the win,” said Rodriguez, who limited the Guardians to two runs (one earned) in another seven brilliant innings on Sunday afternoon during Detroit’s 5-2 win in the season finale at Comerica Park.

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera bid an emotional farewell and thank you to fans in his final Major League game Sunday, capped with a return to the field at first base for one final play. Cabrera went 0-for-3 with a four-pitch walk in his final plate appearance in the Tigers’ 5-2 win over the Guardians. After

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Everything will be decided today. It’s the final day of the 2023 regular season, and you can stream every game on the slate for FREE with MLB.TV, presented by ReCreate. Simply log in, no credit card required. We know which teams are in the postseason, but the AL West crown is still to be decided,

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera‘s farewell ceremony Saturday afternoon brought an emotional sellout crowd to its feet. The Tigers’ 8-0 win over the Guardians at Comerica Park nearly brought Miggy to his knees. He stood on third base hunched over for a second, exhausted. After his third double in two days got the crowd going, his

DETROIT — Snowpening Day. Miggy vs. Mo. A Triple Crown. Two MVP Awards. Four AL batting titles. Seven Silver Slugger Awards. 12 All-Star nods. No. 500. No. 3,000. As twilight falls on Miguel Cabrera‘s career, fans and teammates alike have plenty of memorable moments to draw from when asked to share their thoughts on the

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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

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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.

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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