Miguel Cabrera’s final game will be remembered for years in Detroit.

It does not matter that the legendary Detroit Tigers slugger was 0-for-3 with a walk on Sunday. The pageantry to celebrate Cabrera’s remarkable career in front of a sold out crowd at Comerica Park outweighed the Tigers’ 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians.

Cabrera’s final moment as a pro baseball player came in the field as a defender. Though he spent the entire season, and started Sunday’s game, as the designated hitter, Cabrera entered the field in the eighth inning as the first baseman to be honored one final time.

His Tigers teammates did not take the field with Cabrera, allowing the Comerica Park fans to serenade the retiring superstar with adulation.

As if it were scripted, the first batter of the inning, Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan, hit was a ground ball to the legend, who fielded it and made the play at first unassisted with his fists raised in the air.

The future Hall of Famer left the game after the play as Tigers fans tearfully cheered. Cabrera hugged his kids, manager A.J. Hinch and each teammate while making his way off the field. Before entering the dugout for the final time, Cabrera stopped and waved with both hands in the air to Detroit fans, tapped his heart then touched the dirt. He broke down in tears for the first time as he left the field for the final time ever. … Read More