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Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera hit their way on to Sports Illustrated cover
Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers are on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week.
Michael Rosenberg writes: .”
This is the second SI cover appearance for Fielder and Cabrera.
Fielder, the former Brewers' first baseman, has averaged 160 games a season since 2006. Through Sunday he has played in 404 consecutive games, the longest streak in the league.
Fielder says he is motivated to play every day in part because people say he is too big.
“If you can play every day, I don’t understand what’s wrong with my body type," Fielder said. "It might be the way to go."
Rosenberg reports that Fielder takes as much batting practice against lefthanders as any player in baseball in order to improve his on-base plus slugging (OPS) against lefties.
Fielder said Cabrera has "helped me a lot going opposite field" and that Cabrera's RBIs per game have jumped because of Fielder.
“You can see a difference,” Cabrera says. “They pitch me more . . . I see a lot of good pitches.”
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