Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera married his sweetheart Rosangel on June 17, 2002. They have three children together, two daughters, Rosangel and Isabella, and a son, Christopher. The family resides in Birmingham, Michigan.

Although he identifies as a Catholic, he also practices Santería. He was made a babalawo in 2006.

On the morning of October 3, 2009, Cabrera returned home heavily intoxicated. After an altercation, his wife called the police, who took Cabrera in for further questioning. She suffered an injury on her lower lip, while he had scratch marks on his face. After an investigation, the police concluded that both parties contributed to the domestic assault. Neither of them filed any charges.

Miguel Cabrera was born on April 18, 1983, in in Maracay, Venezuela to Miguel and Gregoria Cabrera. His father was a welder and his mother represented Venezuela in softball. He has a sister named Carla Ruth.

His parents, who are now divorced, put immense pressure on him to succeed as a baseball player.

At the age of 14, Miguel Cabrera was picked by the ‘Tigres de Aragua’, one of the eight teams that compete in the Venezuelan winter league. He made his first hit in December 1999 and played for the team till his retirement from Caribbean baseball in January 2008. During his tenure, Tigres won four titles out of five attempts.

He spent his early years at the Marlins toiling through their farm system. He began as a shortstop in the ‘Gulf Coast League’ (GCL) in 2000. He also played in the ‘New York-Penn League’, ‘Midwest League’, and ‘Florida State League and for clubs ‘Blue Sox’ in Utica, New York, ‘Kane County Cougars’, and ‘Jupiter Hammerheads’.

On his major league debut against the ‘Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ on June 20, 2003, he hit a walk-off home run.

Performing as the Marlin’s cleanup batter, he played a pivotal role in the team’s 4-2 win of the ‘2003 World Series’ against the ‘New York Yankees’.

For the entire 2004 season, Cabrera played in the outfield and racked up 13 outfield assists. The 33 home runs he hit each year in 2004 and 2005 brought him the honour of being the youngest player in MLB history to hit back-to-back 30-homer seasons.

Miguel Cabrera is a decorated athlete. In a career spanning close to two decades, he has virtually won all the honours and accolades baseball has to offer. He is a four time ‘AL Batting Champion’ (2011-13, 2015), two time ‘League Champion’ (2003, 2012), and one time ‘AL Batting Triple Crown’ winner (2012).

Besides being named AL MVP twice (2012, 2013), he has won the ‘Silver Slugger Award’ seven times (2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), and ‘Tiger of the Year Award’ four times (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013). He has been included 11 different times in the ‘MLB All-Star team’ (2004-07, 2010-16).

Baseball fans and members of the media conferred on him the ‘Hank Aaron Award’ twice (2012, 2013).

In Venezuela, he has received ‘Luis Aparicio Award’ five times (2005, 2011-13, 2015) among other accolades.