Detroit Tigers icon Miguel Cabrera finishes 21-year MLB career with 'a dream come true'

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(Detroit Free Press) Miguel Cabrera put on a first baseman's glove in the dugout.

He jogged to onto the field all by himself.

Cabrera wasn't alone, though. He had more than 41,000 fans on their feet for him, cheering for him, saying thank you to him. The 40-year-old took the field as the Detroit Tigers' first baseman to start the eighth inning, and on the first play, he backhanded a ground ball, sprinted to first base and beat a speedy Steven Kwan to the bag.

Baseball is beautiful, isn't it?

"That was awesome," Cabrera said. "To come back to first base for one out, it was a dream come true." ................(more)

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