I feel like the same person, but I feel as if I need to work twice as much now.

3 million contract extension. The deal was also the largest in Tigers history at the time surpassing the five-year $75 million contract signed by Magglio Ordóñez in 2005 (it was later surpassed in 2012 when Prince Fielder signed a 9 year $214 million deal) Cabrera earned $11. He is one of the few players in league history to reach this plateau before their 30th birthday joining Hank Aaron Albert Pujols and Lou Gehrig.

Cabrera is widely regarded to be one of the best pure hitters in baseball hitting at a high average with power to all fields. He has been an MVP caliber player since entering the majors at just 20 years old having received MVP votes in each of his ten major league seasons and placing in the top five in six of those seasons including each of the last four. 330 batting average 44 home runs and 139 RBIs.