Miguel Cabrera Wife, Family, Age, Height, Weight, Body Stats

Miguel Cabrera has come a very long way in his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, having made his debut in 2003 and becoming one of the most dangerous hitters the game has ever seen. Not only has he won numerous individual awards, he is also a World Series champion. Apart from his life as a baseball player, he has accomplished and achieved a lot in his personal life. Here is everything to know about him.

Miguel Cabrera Bio And Age

The Detroit Tigers star was born José Miguel Cabrera Torres on April 18, 1983 in the Venezuelan city of Maracay. It was in his home country that he was brought up and by the time he was a teenager it had already become clear that he was going to be as great a player as he has become.

Also known as Miggy, Miguel grew up in LaPadrera neighborhood alongside his sister, Ruth Cabrera Torres, their parents who were no strangers to baseball as they played a bit of it when they were young. Therefore, it was easy for them to encourage him to play a little more. There were also his uncles Jose Torres and David Torres, who were there to train him.

At one point, Miggy became one of the most sought after baseball players in all of South America. This helped him get signed in 1999 by the Marlins as a free agent. He remained in the minor league before being promoted to MLB in 2003 to play with the Florida Marlins. In 2008, he moved to the Detroit Tigers in a trade. It was with the team he remained with until 2014, when he signed a $248 million contract extension that would see him stick around until 2022 or possibly longer.

Considered one of the best hitters of his generation in MLB and beyond, he won the World Championship and 2 League Championship titles. Additionally, Miguel made 11 MLB All-Star Teams and 4 Tigers of the Year, just as he also won seven Silver Slugger Awards, five Luis Aparicio Awards, and two Hank Aaron Awards.

wife and family

Miguel Cabrera came from a family that was inclined towards athletics in general and baseball in particular. Indeed, not only were his parents involved in the sport, but his uncle, David Torres, played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cabrera has been married to Rosangel Cabrerade since 2002. Although the two are still together, their marriage has not been as smooth as silk. This is because he was involved with another woman, Belkis Rodriguez after he got married.

The relationship between Miguel and the mistress was serious enough to force Rosangel Cabrera to file for divorce from her husband of over 15 years in 2017, after it became apparent that Miggy had already had 2 children with Rodriguez. When the relationship allegedly started, he allegedly helped her pay for a million-dollar mansion while spending $10,000 on birthday parties and a Disney cruise. There was also $15,000 a month in child support that the baseball player was paying for his 2 children with the mistress.

In order to save his marriage, Cabrera came to a deal with his wife to cut all ties with Belkis Rodriguez and because of that he decided to change his number and stop paying child support for children aged 5 and over. 2 years old in February 2018.

Following this, Rodriguez dragged him to court, asking him to pay her $20,000 a month in child support, which she says was what he had always paid her. However, it was later revealed that what she was looking for was $100,000, considering he was making $30 million a year.

Unfortunately for Belkis who was furious that Cabrera wouldn’t leave Rosangel Cabrera for her, the court ordered her to pay $12,000 in child support while funding their education and other things.

Besides his two children with Rodriquez, Miguel has three children with his wife: Christopher Alexander Cabrera, Isabella Cabrera and Rosangel Cabrera.

Height, weight, body statistics

If there are things to take away from Miguel Cabrera, his power that set him apart as a hitter is definitely not one. He is a good sized man and rather tall in stature, although he has managed to lose weight in the past. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall and his weight is 240 pounds.