Detroit — He still smiles a lot and laughs a lot. He also winces more these days, as the years and aches pile up. Miguel Cabrera has played the game a long time and hit as fearsomely as almost anyone in the history of baseball, but he feels the pinch of time.
So he’s doing what he has done for 13 major-league seasons, with a playfulness that belies his seriousness. He’s preparing for the next game, steadily and studiously, with a business venture that fits his personality. They’re called Miggy’s Bitbits, sweet crisped rice covered in chocolate, the lead item in the new line of Miggy Foods.