LAKELAND, Fla. — Two years ago, Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th home run, and last season he reached 3,000 hits.
Now there's one more reason for an extended celebration of the Detroit slugger's career.
This is his final year.
“I’m going to go out there and be me. Try to have fun, try to go out there and, when they give me a chance to play, play. I don’t know what is going to be my role this year," Cabrera said. "If I can hit, I want to be in the lineup.”
Cabrera sounded at ease with his decision to call it a career when he spoke at spring training Monday, joking with reporters in his usual playful way and insisting he doesn't need opponents to lavish him with attention.