Miguel Cabrera loved watching the Detroit Tigers’ late-summer surge last year, but he chose to stay away from Comerica Park. The youngsters had a good thing going, and he didn’t want to get in the way.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera reported Wednesday morning to spring training for the first time in 2025. The future Hall of Fame inductee has been a special assistant in the front office since retiring as a player in October 2023. He is happy to be back in TigerTown. For him, nothing compares to being on a baseball field.

Cabrera, who serves as a special assistant to president Scott Harris, was back in Lakeland on Wednesday and is expected be here the rest of the week.

Miguel Cabrera has reported to Lakeland, Fla. The Detroit Tigers legend has largely kept a low profile since becoming a special assistant to president Scott Harris following his 2023 retirement. But Cabrera arrived on Wednesday to assist manager A.