LAKELAND, Fla. – Miguel Cabrera plays baseball with an infectious, childlike joy.
And he is a marvel with his bat.
But there is more to Cabrera than his offense. The game seems to move in slow motion for him. It’s like his brain works at warp speed when others are stuck in the slow lane.
“He has a tremendously high baseball IQ,” Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said.
That razor-sharp IQ was on full display on Saturday during the Tigers’ 11-4 spring training victory over Houston.
In the third inning, the Tigers hammered back-to-back-to-back home runs.