Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Intends to Play Out Contract, Retire After 2023 Season

The greatest baseball player of his generation is returning for a 21st season.

The Detroit News' Chris McCosky was told Friday that he will return to the Detroit Tigers in the fall of23.

"Next year I'm going to be right here and I won't quit," he said.

This seems to have been the plan for some time for the player, who had previously said he would play through the campaign.

According to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, in August of 2021. I need to get ready for next season by taking care of this. Two more years is what I think. That's enough for me. If I can make it, I'll be happy with 20 years in the big league. I would like to thank God for this chance. I'm done after two more years.

He is under contract through that season, so it makes sense to retire after that. He will make $32 million in the last season of his life.

Things didn't stay the same during the year.

He said in August that he wasn't feeling well. I'm trying to do everything I can to play, but I don't feel well.

Before he decides whether to retire or return for the 2023 campaign, he said he would have a discussion with his agent, the general manager and everyone.

The torch was passed to the next generation when he and Albert Pujols were named to the All-Star game. The league called the two legendary players "special All-Star selections" in its announcement, and the whole thing took on a feeling of goodbye to two players who would be retiring.

There wasn't much left for him to achieve after he recorded the 3,000th hit of his career in April.

He became the seventh player in league history with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, joining a list of all-time greats.

He will look to add to his resume that includes a World Series title, two American League Most Valuable Players, a Triple Crown, seven Silver Sluggers and 12 All-Star selections.

He won the title when he was a member of the Miami Marlins. Miami traded him to the Tigers ahead of the 2008 season, despite the fact that he was an All-Star in four of them.

In the next 15 years, he became the face of the team and won a Triple Crown. He finished the season with a.330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 runs scored for a team that lost to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.

It will be enough for an all-but-guaranteed spot in the Hall of Fame once he hangs up the cleats, but that will likely be on hold through the upcoming season.