Who will ever forget the legendary Barry Bonds being INTENTIONALLY walked with the bases loaded against the Diamondbacks. His face says it all. Shock! Check out the at-bat here! Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for all baseball news,
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Jeff Seidel   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera: ‘I can’t wait to be at first (base) again’ Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera talks Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, about his spring training with a new coaching staff. Detroit Tigers LAKELAND, Fla. — We don’t see many capital-S Superstars grow old,
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Ryan Ford   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers’ Zack Short thinks about Kody Clemens, Spencer Torkelson Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short checks in Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, from spring training in Lakeland, Florida. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Spring training’s slate of games officially starts Sunday with seven Grapefruit League
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If baseball is the national pastime, then the humble baseball cap is its logo. Children run all summer under sweat-stained bills, office workers toss on ballcaps as they flee to catch mid-day games and every superhero knows you need a cap to blend in with the crowd. It’s a shorthand for baseball — and an
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Former two-time American League MVP Miguel Cabrera, the elder statesman of the Detroit Tigers, took batting practice Friday, surrounded by up-and-coming prospects, at Joker Marchant Stadium. And then the soon-to-be 38-year-old explained why his body feels like it did in 2014, just two years after he sat on baseball’s throne as the
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Two of the most revered milestones in baseball — 3,000 hits and 500 home runs — are of the utmost importance to future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera, entering his 19th season in the majors and 14th with the Detroit Tigers. Currently, the 37-year-old is 134 hits and 13 homers shy of reaching
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Chris McCosky   | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Every morning, pitching coaches Chris Fetter and Juan Nieves make themselves available to any pitcher who wants a little extra time, time that’s not already budgeted into their busy practice schedules, to work on their mechanics. Just about every morning, Michael Fulmer has taken them up on
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Miguel Cabrera shared his thoughts on the upcoming season, including how he’ll approach the big milestones moments that are on the horizon – 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. Manager A.J. Hinch also checks in with his thoughts on the future hall of famer, and the need to not tip-toe around the greatest players in
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Lakeland, Fla. — It’s not the same, it really isn’t. Sure, every spring he’s in the best shape of his career. Every spring, he’s brimming with energy and enthusiasm. Every spring with Miguel Cabrera, hopes and high spirits abound. All that is true again as Cabrera, soon to be 38 years old, embarks on his
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — For the first time since last year’s spring training was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, Joker Marchant Stadium — the home of Detroit Tigers spring training — felt baseball’s presence. Miguel Cabrera at first base. Spencer Torkelson at third base, with Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal on the mound. They went through
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The sound from the back fields at Tigertown this week was unmistakable, even beyond the outfield fences. There was no mistaking where the yelling was coming from. Miguel Cabrera was back on the field, egging guys on in practice, helping guys through the humdrum of a Spring Training workout. “I love to
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They’ve come up together through the Tigers system, forming a bond as teammates and friends. Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal both hope to officially shed their “prospect” status this season after getting a taste of the major leagues last season, and they’re excited to be doing it together. We hear from the promising pair of
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Speed. It’s one of those tools that can’t be taught, but how to use it effectively on the basepaths can. There have been plenty of players who could flat-out fly who never learned to properly steal a base, and plenty of players with good speed who were more effective at that nuance of the game.
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