APTER Baseball Was in His Blood osé Miguel Torres Cabrera was born on April 18 1983 in Maracay Venezuela Miggy was raised in a small dirt floor home in a poor section of the city called Padrera His home had one bathroom a kitchen and just two other rooms It was one of five homes where he and his extended family lived Although he grew up poor Miggy didn t have to be rich to enjoy a supportive family and playing baseball Sometimes he would even play with a stick for a bat and a wad of paper as a ball From the very start Cabrera seemed destined to play the game Miggy s father also named Miguel was a good amateur ballplayer When his plan to become a pro athlete didn't pan out however he became an auto
Baseball was in His Blood Young baseball THL players stand in front X of an advertisement I featuring Cabrera NC He is a hero in his home country of Venezuela OCE A TU ESLA TUEL CABY AL For fourteen years Cabrera's mother Gregoria played shortstop on the Venezuelan national softball team Reportedly his parents met on the baseball diamond so when people say baseball was in Miggy s blood it s true When he was very small he spent time playing in the dugout when his mom was busy snagging line drives in the field Baseball extended to his uncles as well Uncle Jose Torres has operated a baseball training school in Maracay His uncle David
MIGUEL CABRERA TRIPLE CROWN WINNER Many in Cabrera's family played baseball including his mother and father His uncle Jose Torres has operated a baseball training school in his
Baseball was in His Blood Torres was signed to play in the St Louis Cardinals system He advanced to the minor leagues but his career petered out Uncle David regularly helped train young Miggy At age four Cabrera was already tossing and hitting the ball QUICK FACT Miggy grew up idolizing Dave Concepcion another baseball star from his hometown of Maracay Concepcion went on to be a top player with the Cincinnati Reds HOME 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 O 8 6 3 A Pro Ball Player in the Making By age six Miggy was highly competitive All he could think about was playing in the big leagues His uncle David would sometimes warn him to be cautious if he ever had the opportunity to play in North America He didn't want his
