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Miguel Cabrera arrives in Lakeland ready to get down to business

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Miguel Cabrera talked to his new manager for the first time on Sunday morning when he walked into the team's Tiger Town spring training complex.

The jocular Cabrera said he was surprised -- and, he laughed, a bit scared -- by Ron Gardenhire's serious demeanor.

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"It was great," Cabrera said. "The first time I saw him it was scary because he talked to me very serious.