In his legendary career, Miguel Cabrera has seen it all. Wild finishes. Incredible victories that were back and forth and went off the rails at a bananas pace. His own vintage excellence. Play two decades like Cabrera, and generally, nothing will surprise you anymore in an MLB game.
Notice how I said “generally.”
When the Tigers took on the Rays (-1.5) on Sunday afternoon, it was supposed to be a routine at-bat for Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes. But Paredes mashed a foul ball backward as he worked Gregory Soto on the mound. One that rocketed into Detroit’s dugout and just barely (by the tiniest sliver!) missed Miguel Cabrera — who was, understandably, just chilling out between innings.
Cabrera’s dramatic response of gratefulness for the near-miss as he thanked someone upstairs was hysterical:
Miggy thanks the big man upstairs for not getting smoked with the foul ball pic.twitter.com/d24e63ny3f
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 7, 2022
After 20 years on the force (in the dugout), Cabrera might just be two months from retirement. C’mon! He’s too old for this … well, you know.
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