WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? –
Sept. 22, 2023 – If the wine bottle wasn’t cheap compared to the other gifts Cabrera received, the gesture seemed odd considering he’s a recovering alcoholic. Cabrera, being his joking self, playfully acted like he was drinking from the wine bottle he was given by A’s manager Mark Kotsay. He saluted the crowd, raising the bottle of wine, and went back to his dugout.
Social media users had a field day. “Um, aside from it being a cheap gift to a retiring player, Miguel Cabrera is a recovering alcoholic and spent months in a treatment center for it. Why are the A’s giving him wine?” one X user posted.
Another X account added: “The Oakland A’s really gifted Miguel Cabrera an $80 bottle of win as a retirement present. This organization is such a joke.”
