Lakeland, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera walked through the clubhouse Tuesday morning after a workout wearing a dry-fit Adidas muscle shirt tucked into gym shorts.
Tucked in? Who knows when Cabrera last tucked in any kind of shirt, let alone a workout shirt.
The transformation of his body over the winter has been remarkable, even if he doesn't much want to talk about it.
“It’s early,” Cabrera said, waving off any praise.
Spurred by chronic pain in his right knee that led to a career-worst 2019 season and borne out of a near-desperate desire to get back to the Hall-of-Fame worthy hitter he’s always been, Cabrera hired a village of trainers, doctors, nutritionists and physical therapists to help him reshape his body, lose weight, regain some flexibility and fluidity in his movements and essentially change his life.