The Tigers declined Cabrera's $30 million option for 2024 on Friday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
This was a formality, of course, as Cabrera will receive an $8 million buyout and head into retirement. The future Hall of Famer will finish his career with 511 home runs, 3,174 hits, two MVPs and one triple crown.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Goes deep Wednesday
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Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run, two runs scored and two total RBI in Wednesday's suspended contest against the Royals, which resumed Thursday.
With Cabrera wrapping up his incredible career this weekend, the veteran showed a flash of his vintage form to reach 511 career home runs, which moves him into a tie with Mel Ott for 25th all time. He hasn't looked like a feared slugger often this season, though, as he only has four long balls and a .661 OPS. Cabrera has nine total home runs the last two years after reaching double figures every season during his career previously except for 2018, when he only played in 38 games due to injury.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Cabrera is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Royals.
Cabrera finished out the completion of Wednesday's suspended game earlier in the day Thursday, but he'll start on the bench for the regularly-scheduled contest. The future Hall of Famer is expected to start all three games this weekend versus the Guardians before riding off into retirement.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Back on bench Saturday
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Cabrera (leg) is not in the lineup Saturday against the Athletics.
Cabrera played Friday after exiting the game Thursday due to a fouling a ball off his leg. He will get more rest Saturday with Andre Lipcius entering the lineup and Kerry Carpenter taking the designated hitter role.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Returns Friday
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Cabrera (leg) is in the lineup as Detroit's designated hitter Friday versus the Athletics.
Cabrera made an early exit from Thursday's win over Oakland after fouling a ball off his leg, but the injury won't cost him any playing time. Cabrera has logged hits in six of his last seven games, going 8-for-26 with three RBI in that span.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Expected to play Friday
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Cabrera (leg) is expected to be in Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Cabrera exited Thursday's game in Oakland after fouling a ball off his leg, but a fracture was quickly ruled out. Manager A.J. Hinch did say it's possible Cabrera will be scratched from the lineup if he's too sore.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Exits with leg injury
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Cabrera exited Thursday's game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his lower leg, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Cabrera was replaced in the sixth inning, but the Tigers later clarified that there is no sign of a fracture. He's expected to be evaluated further after the game, and more details should emerge at that point.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Gets breather Sunday
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Cabrera is not in the lineup Sunday against the Angels.
Javier Baez will take a turn in the DH role while Zack Short plays shortstop. Cabrera went 4-for-9 with two RBI across the first two games of the Tigers' three-game weekend series in Anaheim.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Back in action Tuesday
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Cabrera (knee) is at designated hitter and batting sixth versus the Reds on Tuesday in his return to the lineup.
It's the first start since Friday for Cabrera, who has dealt with a sore knee lately. The future Hall of Famer carries a lowly .653 OPS into Tuesday's action.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Sits with sore knee
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Cabrera is out of the lineup Sunday versus the White Sox due to a sore knee, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
It's not considered a serious issue, and Cabrera is expected to return to action Tuesday following Monday's scheduled team off day. Javier Baez will serve as the Tigers' designated hitter in Sunday's series finale against Chicago. Zach McKinstry is playing shortstop.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Heads to bench Sunday
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Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Cabrera will head to the bench for the day game after he went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run in Saturday's 10-0 win. With Riley Greene (elbow) landing on the injured list Saturday, the Tigers are likely to deploy Kerry Carpenter in right field more frequently and open up more starts at designated hitter for Cabrera down the stretch for the final stanza of the 40-year-old's prolific career.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Four hits in blowout
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Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.
The 40-year-old Cabrera got the scoring started on his first-inning, run-scoring double and added RBI base hits in the fourth and sixth before miraculously legging out an infield single in the eighth. The first four-hit effort of Cabrera's final season brings his slash line to .257/.322/.349 with three home runs, 27 RBI and 17 runs across 81 games.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Taking seat Tuesday
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Cabrera is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Yankees.
Cabrera served as the Tigers' designated hitter for the previous two games but will begin this one on the bench. Kerry Carpenter will be the DH and Riley Greene will play right field.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Goes deep in lopsided loss
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Cabrera went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 17-4 loss to the Astros.
Cabrera's three-run blast came in the eighth inning off Phil Maton to finally get the Tigers on the board. It was just his third home run of the year but the 510th home run of his career, which moves him up to 26th on baseball's all-time list. Cabrera is now slashing .248/.318/.343 with 24 RBI, 16 runs and a 26:57 BB:K in 283 plate appearances as he's filled a semi-regular role most of the season.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Heads to bench Monday
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Cabrera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
Just as manager A.J. Hinch had suggested Sunday would be the case, Cabrera will take a seat for the series opener with the Cubs while Kerry Carpenter serves as Detroit's designated hitter. Cabrera has been serving as the Tigers' primary DH throughout August and likely won't be phased out of the lineup in the final stanza of his Hall of Fame-worthy career, though the promotion of outfield prospect Parker Meadows to the big leagues Monday could mean that the 40-year-old ends up moving into a short-side platoon role.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Goes deep in loss
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Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.
Cabrera got the scoring started with a two-run shot against Minnesota starter Bailey Ober in the second inning. For Cabrera, it was just his second long ball of the year. His career low in a season is three, which came back in 2018 when he played in just 38 games due to injury. By comparison, Cabrera has now appeared in 70 games this year. The veteran may turn on a few more pitches the rest of the way, but his power is essentially gone at this point.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Gets Saturday off
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Cabrera will sit Saturday against Boston.
Cabrera finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games, with Riley Greene again serving as the designated hitter. Cabrera's final MLB season hasn't seen him go out on a high note, as he's hitting .259/.332/.332 with just one home run.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Moves to bench Thursday
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Cabrera is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Cabrera has quietly hit .321 since the All-Star break, but he's largely been a one-category fantasy contributor, as he's complemented the lofty batting average with no home runs or stolen bases and just four runs and three RBI in 16 games. He'll hit the bench for Thursday's matinee game, but Cabrera appears to have moved back into a near-everyday role as he approaches the finish line in his last season in the big leagues. Cabrera had started in 10 of Detroit's previous 12 games.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Reaches milestone in win
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Cabrera went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's win over the Twins.
Cabrera didn't do much with the three singles in the game, as he had no runs or RBI, but they marked a much bigger career milestone. The hits brought the veteran to 3,145 for his storied career, which put him past Robin Yount for 19th all time. Cabrera should continue to have nice moments like this the rest of the year, though they don't move the needle in fantasy.
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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Tallies two hits, run in win
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Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Twins.
Both hits were singles but Cabrera will take it, as it was just his second multi-hit effort in his last 14 games. It's been a long stretch without a home run for the veteran, who last went deep on June 14. Cabrera should continue to primarily profile as a contact hitter in what he's said will be his final MLB campaign.
