MIAMI — Miguel Cabrera received the loudest standing ovation from the fans, attending the Miami Marlins' Venezuelan Heritage Celebration, in the second inning of Saturday's game. The cheers started when he walked to the plate and intensified when he tipped his helmet to the crowd of 32,936.
Another round of cheers occurred when Cabrera, in the final season of his 21-year career, pulled into second base after slapping a fastball over the right-field wall on one bounce for a ground-rule double.
The 40-year-old scored on Akil Baddoo's three-run home run in the second inning, which sparked the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Marlins in the second of three games at loanDepot Park.