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might play only a game or two each week at the start of spring training as he returns from season-ending biceps surgery.Manager Ron Gardenhire plans to check in regularly with Cabrera to determine his availability when Grapefruit League exhibition games begin in February. There’s no plan yet as to how much action the two-time AL MVP might see at first base.“He’s going to play one day a week Brad Ziegler Jersey , two days,” Gardenhire said Wednesday at the winter meetings. “We’re just going to let it all play out and see how he feels when he gets there and see how healthy he is. He’s doing good right now, which is a good sign for us.”Cabrera ruptured his left biceps tendon in mid-June. Gardenhire has no plans of rushing back Cabrera, even if the rebuilding Tigers could use his powerful bat in the middle of the order.The plan as of now? There isn’t one — just constant communication between Gardenhire, Cabrera and certainly the medical staff to evaluate what Cabrera can do on the field and at the plate.“The best thing for me to do with Miggy is, by the time we get to spring training, see how he’s feeling and go day by day with him throughout the course of spring, giving him enough work and letting him get things http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-rod-carew-jersey ,” Gardenhire said. “And we’ll figure it out as we go along.”Cabrera has been determined to show he’s still a dangerous hitter. He had three home runs in 38 games and didn’t play after June 12 because of the left biceps injury.Turning 36 in April, Cabrera will look to bounce back after his 2017 year was disappointing in another way: just 16 home runs, an unusually low .399 slugging percentage — it had been in the .500-.600s every season but his rookie year — and .249 batting average.Cabrera received a $292 million, 10-year contract in March 2014 that takes him through at least 2023. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bob Friend, who pitched more innings than anyone in Pittsburgh Pirates history, died Sunday. He was 88.The Pirates said Friend died at his home in Pittsburgh.Friend holds the Pirates record for innings (3,480 1/3), starts (477) and strikeouts (1 Brian Dozier Jersey ,682). The right-hander was an All-Star in three different seasons — in 1960, he made the NL roster for both All-Star games played that summer, and was the starter and winner in the first one.Friend made his big league debut with two shutout innings for the Pirates against Cincinnati as a 20-year-old on April 28, 1951. He became a fixture in Pittsburgh’s rotation through 1965 and then played one more season, splitting his last year with the New York Yankees and Mets.Nicknamed “The Warrior” for his remarkable durability, Friend went 197-230 with a 3.58 ERA in 602 games.In 1955, Friend became the first pitcher to lead his league in ERA, winning the NL title with a 2.83 mark. He topped the majors in innings in 1956-57 and tied Warren Spahn for the big league lead with 22 wins in 1958 http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-morneau-jersey , finishing third in the Cy Young Award voting.In 1960, Friend was 18-12 with a 3.00 ERA in helping the Pirates reach the World Series. He was hit hard in two starts and a relief appearance, but Pittsburgh outlasted the Yankees in seven games to win the championship.That season came during a string of 11 straight years he pitched more than 200 innings — topping 260 in six of them.After his playing career ended, he was among the founding officers of the Pirates Alumni Association and stayed active as a board member.Pirates President Frank Coonelly, in a statement, called Friend “truly one of the very best to ever wear the Pirates black and gold.”Friend is survived by his wife Pat, son Bob and daughter Missy.