I played the wrong damn sports growing up.
I love football more than I love food, and basketball is my first love, but I totally regret not getting into the sport of baseball. The earning potential of a major league baseball player is amazing.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN is reporting the Tigers and Cabrera have finalized a 10-year contract worth just under $300 million to keep the right-handed slugger in Detroit through the 2023 season.
Miguel Cabrera's new deal with #tigers will be for 10 years and just under $300M, says a baseball source.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) March 27, 2014
The deal covers the two years on Miggy's current contract and 8 additional years, source says. #tigers
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) March 27, 2014
Miguel Cabrera's deal includes 2 vesting option years, reports @JonHeymanCBS. This thing is getting Julio Franco-esque.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) March 28, 2014
The Tigers have scheduled an 11:30 am press conference to announce the huge extension.
Cabrera, 30, was under contract through the 2015 season. He signed an eight-year, $153.3 million deal with Detroit after coming over in a trade from the then-Florida Marlins in 2008.