Texas Rangers third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera traveled to Miami on Monday to take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. By
Asdrubal Cabrera wasn’t in the Texas Rangers’ lineup Tuesday night even though he owned a .432 career average against Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke.
When asked about the decision before the game, manager Chris Woodward said that Cabrera had a busy travel day on the off day Monday to tend to a personal matter. Woodward didn’t want to say what it was without first consulting with Cabrera.
That left the impression that it was a fairly significant deal, maybe a family matter or an illness.