LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera was asked what he remembered about driving to his first big-league camp back in 2003 when he was a 20-year-old prospect in the Florida Marlins system.
“I don’t remember anything, that was a long time ago,” he said, laughing. “The car. I drove a different car. Maybe a rent-a-car.”
He didn’t need to rent a car to get to the official start of his 21st and final spring training Monday. After 20 seasons, 3,088 hits, 607 doubles, 507 home runs, 1,847 RBIs, two MVP awards, one Triple Crown, four batting titles, 12 All-Star appearances and an invitation to Cooperstown post-dated five years from the end of the season — he has a driver.
