Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, recovering alcoholic, given $90 bottle of wine by Athletics as farewell gift

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The Oakland Athletics are being bashed for their choice of gift for retiring Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera Thursday night. 

The 40-year-old Cabrera has been receiving gifts throughout his final MLB season, which has become a common practice for future Hall of Famers when their playing days are coming to an end. 

Some of the gifts Cabrera has received include a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed guitar from the Cleveland Guardians, a custom bat from the Cincinnati Reds and, most recently, before heading to Oakland, a replica Walk of Fame star from the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

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Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay, left, presents a gift to Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera before a game at Oakland Coliseum. (Robert Edwards/USA Today Sports)

When it was the A’s turn to send off Cabrera, they gave him a bottle of Caymus 2020 Sabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, a bottle of wine that sells for around $80-90. 

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 entered a treatment program after the 2009 season and was arrested for DUI two years later.

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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.

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers reacts after receiving a gift before the