This is how it’s supposed to end.
On the final day of Miguel Cabrera’s storied career, his Detroit Tigers are finally in a much better place as the 2023 season comes to an end. It took a lot longer than anyone hoped, but as Cabrera departs for a well earned retirement, he can also take with him the sense that the organization is in good hands once again. The timing all feels right. An era is ending just as a new one seems to be underway.
Now a half decade removed from the prime of his career, Miguel Cabrera is meeting these final moments of his career with multiple stages of acceptance already completed.