Kansas City, Mo. — Miguel Cabrera, never one to take his own accomplishments all that seriously, doesn’t joke around when it comes to being the Tigers' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which he has been every year for nearly a decade.
“I don’t do this for an award,” Cabrera said before the game Saturday. “I do it because I want to do it. People say, ‘Oh, it’s nice for you to do that.’ But it’s not for me. I want to do something for (the community). That’s why I do it.”
The Clemente Award recognizes the player who best represents the game through character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions on and off the field.