Detroit Tigers icon Miguel Cabrera finishes 21-year MLB career with 'a dream come true'

[marmar]

(Detroit Free Press) Miguel Cabrera put on a first baseman's glove in the dugout.

He jogged to onto the field all by himself.

Cabrera wasn't alone, though. He had more than 41,000 fans on their feet for him, cheering for him, saying thank you to him. The 40-year-old took the field as the Detroit Tigers' first baseman to start the eighth inning, and on the first play, he backhanded a ground ball, sprinted to first base and beat a speedy Steven Kwan to the bag.

Baseball is beautiful, isn't it?

"That was awesome," Cabrera said. "To come back to first base for one out, it was a dream come true." ................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/10/02/miguel-cabreras-final-day-detroit-tigers-surprises/71029091007/

[True Dough]

1. First-ballot Hall of Famer

No doubt about that!

[MiHale]

2. The best Tigers game played...

Including any playoff or World Series game..the pure emotion and love for the game that poured out of everyone in attendance or watching equaled the love Miggy showed for the game of baseball and his millions of fans.
Truly was a class act by the Tigers organization and A.J. … from letting his kids announce his first plate appearance to the first plate play. Just an amazing game.