Miguel Cabrera
Miguel Cabrera
José Miguel Cabrera Torres, commonly known as Miguel Cabrera and nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman who plays for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Since his debut in 2003 he is a two-time American LeagueMost Valuable Playeraward winner, a four-time AL batting champion, and an eleven-time MLB All-Star. He has played at first and third base for most of his major league career, but primarily played left and right field before 2006. He claimed the 17th...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 April 1983
CityMaracay, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
We swung the bats a lot better. When we score early, we allow the pitcher the chance to be more comfortable to do his job.
I've played hurt. But this is the knee. I can't (move it around).
That's a very nice feeling. Last year, I hit 30 home runs and drove in 100 runs but we didn't go nowhere. Right now, we have a chance to go somewhere. That's most important to me.
I was thinking, 'Whoa,' ... I say to myself, 'I better watch out. I've got to be ready.'
It doesn't look like Pettitte was having a very good start, but I'm not surprised our guys got after him.
I thought it was going to hit the (scoreboard) he hit it so hard.
We swung the bats very good tonight. I'm glad to see the guys swing like this.
We'll see about tomorrow. I don't know, though.
I was going to home plate to make the one out. I thought it was the right choice, but it was a bad throw.
Most people aren't ready to hit at this point. They're throwing 97, 98. The pitchers, they've got the advantage.
I feel good about that. I don't want to leave this team. I want to be on this team for a long time because they gave me my first opportunity in the big leagues. I've never thought that next year I'm going to arbitration and I'm going to make a lot of money. I just have to keep playing baseball the way I have to play.
There are always things they say, things that are out of your control. You have to be clear that this is a business and you don't know what can happen in any moment.
We will play hard every day. No one knows what's really going to happen this season. These guys we've got here, they can hit. Believe me. They can swing. People don't know what those guys are going to do, what they're capable of. They want to show they can play.
You have to be excited because that run gave us the win. One game for us is everything. We've got to play every inning.