Miguel Cabrera Rumors & News

Monday's moves have led to rampant speculation as to who will be the odd man out when the team calls up Jose Alvarez on Thursday to fill Anibal Sanchez's turn in the rotation. Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks crosses the plate in front of teammate Miguel Cabrera after hitting a solo home run in the third inning.AP Photo  DETROIT -- The Tigers made an interesting move Monday when they brought back outfielder Avisail Garcia after placing right-hander Anibal Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list. It's a move that has led to rampant speculation...

After hitting .179 (5-for-28) with one homer, three RBIs and nine strikeouts in his past nine games, Miguel Cabrera smacked a two-run homer in the second to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. DETROIT -- Here are three stars for the Detroit Tigers from their 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night: Max Scherzer  FIRST STAR: MAX SCHERZER Max Scherzer shrugged off his record-setting start Monday night. We won't. Scherzer became the first pitcher to begin a season 10-0 since Roger Clemens went 11-0 for Toronto in 1997, according to STATS. Better yet? H...

Miguel Cabrera has cooled off in June, batting .261 with a .413 slugging percentage. And that is fine, as others heat up to help carry the load. Victor Martinez is batting .255 but with a .471 slugging percentage, and Prince Fielder is leading the way hitting .362 with a .603 slugging percentage. Austin Jackson returned with four hits in three games including a home run. Torii Hunter is through chasing the elusive 300th home run and can go back to hitting singles to right field that turn into RBIs for Cabrera and Fielder. Cabrera's 12 home runs in May prompted discussion about whet...

Benoit has quietly done a great job all season. He recorded the final four outs of the game Sunday for his fourth save of the season and is now 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP for the season. MINNEAPOLIS -- Our weekly look at the Detroit Tigers: Joaquin Benoit  Who's hot: Put the names of Prince Fielder and most of the starting rotation in a hat and then pick one. But instead of talking about Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer or even Doug Fister or Rick Porcello, let's give some much deserved attention to relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit, who has quiet...

The Orioles, who are second in the American League East Division standings, are having quite a run at the All-Star ballot box. Orioles players currently hold four of the eight starting spots for the American League. It would be a shock if the Detroit Tigers did not have one All-Star starter. But their chances of having two has gone down. Torii Hunter Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis passed Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter in the race for the third and final starting spot in the American League outfield for the All-Star game next month. Upd...

Miguel Cabrera is a lock to make the American League All-Star team. But which other Tigers are most deserving of making the All-Star team? MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers will have a handful of All-Stars. How many? It's impossible to know. Tigers manager Jim Leyland will have something to say about that, but he won't have that much flexibility to work with. Once the starters are voted in, more players are added to the team based on a vote by players, managers and coaches. That will leave Leyland with a handful of slots to fill, and some of those spots w...

Kansas City Royals right fielder David Lough (7) lands after catching a fly ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera during the third inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Sure, there's going to be claims of "cover jinx." (On Twitter there already has been at least one.) But we don't believe in that stuff around here (right?) so we can enjoy Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated's June 17 issue. (See a bigger version) Once it was really quite amazing when a Tiger made the cover -- I saved Justin Verlander in 2006 -- but now it's becoming a bit more commonplace. In March, Verlander made a regional cover. Last October, Cabrera had one solo. A year prior, Verlander was honored. This is something we could get used to ...