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Monday, December 03, 2012  Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is going to play for Venezuela in next March's World Baseball Classic.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Miguel Cabrera was named the American League Most Valuable Player this evening in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Miguel Cabrera has been selected as the Tiger of the Year for 2012 in voting by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to win baseball's Triple Crown on Wednesday night, joining an elite list that includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Former Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski says being in a pennant race will help Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in his attempt to win the Triple Crown.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Miguel Cabrera left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Miguel Cabrera became the first player in Tigers history to reach 30 home runs in five straight seasons and Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings for Detroit in a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Miguel Cabrera became the first player to reach 100 RBIs this season with a run-scoring single and Doug Fister pitched eight strong innings for the Detroit Tigers in an 8-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Sunday, August 12, 2012  Josh Hamilton hit his 32nd homer and drove in three runs, Yu Darvish struck out eight and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3 Sunday.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  Miguel Cabrera's two-run homer capped a stunning five-run rally by Detroit with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder homered on consecutive pitches to cap a five-run fifth inning Wednesday night, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep.

Saturday, July 28, 2012  Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder hit back-to-back homers for Detroit in the first inning but the Tigers lost for the third time in four games.

Sunday, July 22, 2012  Miguel Cabrera homered twice, reaching the 300 mark for his career and helping the Detroit Tigers finish a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6-4 victory Sunday.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander got the privilege of opening as the starting pitcher for the American League in Tuesday’s All-Star game in Kansas City.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to break a tie and Delmon Young followed with solo shot to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday and a split of the four-game series.