<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Dave Roberts on Dodgers, current state of MLB"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cabremi01.shtml" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Miguel Cabrera</a> doesn't like talking about his right knee.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">On Thursday, though, the 39-year-old didn't hesitate to discuss the subject. A few reporters approached Cabrera's locker in the clubhouse after the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Detroit Tigers</a> DH sat out Wednesday's series finale in Minneapolis. Understanding what was happening, the 20-year MLB veteran — a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame — <a target="_blank" href="https://freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/08/04/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-not-guaranteeing-playing-2023/10240941002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">met them in the middle to talk about his health</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">There's a chance Cabrera is playing his final season.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">He is undecided about his status for 2023.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I got to talk to my agent, I got to talk to the GM (general manager Al Avila), I got to talk to everybody to see what's going to be the plan for next year," Cabrera said. "Right now, we're focused on today. We're going to go day-by-day and see what happens. I don't think about next year right now. I think about trying to finish heathy this year, and we'll see."</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>3,000 HITS:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/04/23/miguel-cabrera-3000-hits-detroit-tigers-mlb-pitchers/7341091001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">What makes Miguel Cabrera one of the greatest hitters ever? Just ask the pitchers he faced</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>500 HOMERS:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/08/23/miguel-cabrera-journey-500-home-runs-venezuela-detroit-tigers/5535275001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">How Miguel Cabrera’s epic 500-homer journey to history began in Venezuela</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Cabrera is owed $32 million from the Tigers for next season. He has spoken multiple times over the past two seasons about <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/08/24/detroit-tigers-rebuild-miguel-cabrera-ready-win-again/8126145002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">his goal of winning a World Series</a> with the Tigers and <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/08/25/miguel-cabrera-detroit-tigers-retirement/5596342001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">his plan to retire after the conclusion of his contract</a>, but this time, he wouldn't commit to 2023.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I don't feel well right now," Cabrera said. "I'm trying to do whatever I can to go out there and play, but I don't feel really good right...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/08/04/miguel-cabreras-knee-health-detroit-tigers-future/10243286002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
