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Jim Leyland elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland left his living room in Thornburg, Pennsylvania, and had gone upstairs to lie down, convinced the call to Cooperstown wasn't coming. “They had told us it would be between 6:30 and 7:15,” he said, “but I thought when I didn't get it by a...
Miguel Cabrera's $30 million option declined by Detroit Tigers, making retiring star a free agent
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers declined their $30 million option of retiring star Miguel Cabrera on Friday and will pay a $8 million buyout that completes a $292 million, 10-year contract. Half of the buyout is deferred without interest. A 12-time All-Star and...
Braves add RHP Daysbel Hernández to NLDS roster, Phillies go with RHP Michael Lorenzen
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves made a couple of surprising roster moves for the NL Division Series, adding hard-throwing reliever Daysbel Hernández and top prospect AJ Smith- Shawver ahead of Game 1 Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves revealed that Kyle...
With a carefree sense of ease, Miguel Cabrera made hitting excellence look like a breeze
If batting practice were a game of H-O-R-S-E, Miguel Cabrera would have been tough to beat. When Cabrera was in his prime and I was The Associated Press beat writer for the Detroit Tigers, occasionally I’d look over pregame and see him slugging flyballs to different parts of...
Miguel Cabrera and Terry Francona close careers as Tigers beat Guardians 5-2
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera made a backhanded stop, stepped on first base and smiled on the final play of his career. The crowd roared, Cabrera's kids came out on the field and one of the best hitters of all time shed some tears before the Detroit Tigers closed the season with a...
Cabrera leads Tigers over Guardians 8-0 following pregame retirement celebration
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera followed a pregame retirement celebration by scoring the first run and driving in another, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Saturday to clinch second place in the AL Central. The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by...
The retiring Cabrera's 3 hits not enough in Tigers' 7-5 loss to Guardians
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Cleveland Indians spoiled the first day of his valedictory weekend with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Cabrera, playing the last three games of his career, doubled in his first two...
Retiring Miguel Cabrera to become special assistant to Tigers president Scott Harris
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera isn't leaving the Tigers this week after all. The 40-year-old slugger is still retiring Sunday after the season finale, but he will have a job waiting for him Monday. The Tigers announced Friday that he's going to become a special assistant to team...
Miguel Cabrera's 511th home run lifts Tigers, who sweep Royals 8-0 and 7-3
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 511th home run as Detroit won the completion of a suspended game 8-0 and Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer in a seven-run seventh inning that led the Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Thursday for a sweep both games. Cabrera, who is...
Miguel Cabrera's career coming to close with Tigers, leaving lasting legacy in MLB and Venezuela
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera sat in a gray chair beside his two stalls in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse early in the final week of his career, sorting through stuff to get shipped. Major League Baseball's only Triple Crown winner since 1967 stuffed dozens of barely used cleats and...
