Miguel Cabrera has played all 57 games for the Detroit Tigers this season.
With Sunday's 1:05 p.m. matchup with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffmann Stadium serving as their last guaranteed game, interim manager Lloyd McClendon decided to allow his two-time MVP a "well-deserved" break.
Barring an unscheduled doubleheader Monday getting put back on the calendar, Cabrera will finish with a .250 batting average, 10 home runs and 35 RBIs.
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"This guy's toed the rubber every day and has never asked for anything," McClendon said.