Miguel Cabrera

Police Report: Miguel Cabrera Took Swig Of Scotch In Front Of Officer, Was Uncooperative

FOX Detroit got their hands on the police report from Miguel Cabrera's DUI arrest. Here are some of the more damning excerpts (emphasis mine, and there's a lot of it): ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera has been charged with drunk driving. This is not the first alcohol-related problem for Cabrera, and it makes me fear that he's not getting the help he needs.

Should Cabrera's career trajectory continue, he'll end up as one of the greatest players of all time. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Miguel Cabrera Arrested: Tigers Slugger Charged With DUI

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was arrested late Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving in Florida, police said, the latest episode for the first baseman who has struggled with drinking-related problems.

Cabrera, 27, was spotted by a deputy in a car with a smoking engine alongside a road in Fort Pierce. Inside the vehicle, Cabrera smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and took a swig from a bottle of scotch in front of a deputy, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. He refused to cooperate and more deputies were called to the scene. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Cabrera shows we don't know these guys

A little more than a year ago, I heard Miguel Cabrera talk about how he had changed his life. I wanted to believe him.

He said he hadn't touched a drink in months — since the October 2009 binge that led to a 6 a.m. altercation during which he hit his wife. He credited counseling sessions for helping him to get his life in order. He talked about wanting to become a better husband and father. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Miguel Cabrera (MUG SHOT): Tigers Slugger Arrested for DUI

(CBS/AP) Miguel Cabrera was arrested in Florida on suspicion of drunk driving, and police have released a mug shot featuring a smiling Cabrera.

According to the police, a St. Lucie County sheriff's deputy arrested the 27-year-old Wednesday night shortly after 11:00 p.m. Cabrera's car was on the side of the road with smoke coming from the engine of his vehicle.

Police said the Tigers slugger smelled of alcohol, was slurring his speech and took a swig from a bottle of Scotch in front of a deputy. According to the report, Cabrera's attitude was cocky, combative, argumentative and belligerent. His eyes were said to be bloodshot, watery and glassy and his face was flushed. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Charged With Driving Under the Influence in Florida

Detroit Tigers All-Star first baseman Miguel Cabrera was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after police watched him drink from a bottle of Scotch as he sat in his car alongside a Florida road.

Cabrera said about a year ago that he had given up drinking alcohol and went on to post his best Major League Baseball season, finishing second to Josh Hamilton in American League Most Valuable Player voting. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera charged with DUI in Florida

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was arrested in Florida on Wednesday night, on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and two counts of resisting an officer without violence.

He was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail at 12:20 a.m. today and released at 7:45 a.m., after posting $1,350 bond, according to information provided by Mark Weinberg from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

Miguel Cabrera arrest spoils an untroubled spring training for Tigers

LAKELAND, Fla. -- In what will remain the last cloudless juncture of Detroit Tigers spring training, at least for now, manager Jim Leyland talked in a relaxed way about baseball -- and hockey and football -- at his morning media briefing today.

Leyland told how he was planning to go to the Detroit Red Wings’ game tonight in nearby St. Petersburg, Fla. He told reporters he ran into former Detroit Lions coach Wayne Fontes on Wednesday night. ( Read Miguel Cabrera more... )

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