While it was still being speculated about before Game 4, when he appeared to receive his Hank Aaron Award, the Tigers confirmed late last night that Miguel Cabrera will undergo surgery tomorrow to repair his injured groin.
Cabrera laid waste to American League pitching from April through August, but once he suffered his groin injury late that month his production plummeted. Cabrera hit only one home run in September while posting a .729 OPS, his lowest single month OPS since September 2004 season. He was pretty ineffective in the playoffs too, but he told Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes that he does not regret trying to power through:
“I tried to [play hurt] to take advantage of the chance we had in the playoffs, because with so many good teams you never know when a chance like this will come along. It took me eight or nine years to get back in the playoffs and I wanted to be back there and help the team win.”
Cabrera is still considered the favorite for the MVP award which will be handed out next month.
