The Venezuelan baseball player and main star of the Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera, assured that he is working hard to stay in the best possible condition and thus be able to participate in the entire 2023 Major League season, this due to the injuries that affected his performance. in recent years.
During an interview offered for CNN en Español, the Creole slugger assured that he has been doing all the pertinent work to stay as healthy as he can be, something the team is helping him with by keeping him as designated hitter for what will be his ‘last Dance’.
“I would like to finish a full season injury-free, I think if we can do that as a team, we can have a great percentage of playing the last month with a chance to go to the playoffs,” Cabrera said.
Likewise, the native of the city of Maracay and historic winner of the triple batting crown said that he has decided to use all his knowledge with the bat and the glove to encourage his teammates, especially the younger ones, so that they can have a great diamond performance.
“I try to motivate the boys, any question, any doubt that they have or issue that they want to raise with me, they can do it, I think that is one of the best ways in which I can help, to talk to them about all the experiences that I have had in the Major League Baseball,” he said.
“They always have each other, but patience, hard work, when they had to stay calm I was able to overcome that kind of thing, I think I can help them that way, try to explain how to get out of bad streaks because when you’re in a good position, where everything goes well, you don’t even think, but when things don’t go the way you want, that’s when we start to make more mistakes,” he added.
Cabrera concluded the interview by assuring that his state of mind is better than ever and that if it were up to him he would keep playing until they tell him to “go home”; Let’s remember that ‘Miggy’ is loved by the fans due to his charismatic acts, also earning the respect of his rivals in any stadium he arrives at.
“I have a mind that, if it wants to be, a young mind that wants to compete, but I have a body that has suffered many injuries in recent years and it is what prevents me from being on the field every day. If it weren’t for the injuries, I would play until they tell me to ‘go home’ (laughs), however, I think it’s time to retire, to close that cycle and start a new one”, he concluded.
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