Lakeland, FL – Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera has a fractured orbital bone that could put his status for opening day in jeopardy.
Cabrera was hurt Monday in the first inning of a spring training game against the Phillies when a sharp grounder off the bat of Philadelphia's Hunter Pence took a bad hop and struck him underneath his right eye.
Bleeding profusely, and holding a towel to his face, Cabrera was escorted from the field with team training personnel and taken to the locker room for evaluation. He needed eight stitches to close the laceration.
On Tuesday, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski revealed that Cabrera sustained a non-displaced fracture below the right eye and will rest for at least a week. He will then be further evaluated.
Cabrera, last year's American League batting champion with a .344 average, moved from first base to third base this spring after the Tigers acquired Prince Fielder as a free agent.
The six-time All-Star has played third base in the past, appearing in 387 games at the hot corner with the Marlins and Tigers. He moved to first base full-time to start the 2009 season.
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