Cabrera, 27, was discovered by a member in a car with an engine to smoke next to a street in Fort Pierce. Inside the vehicle, smelled alcohol Cabrera, had slurred speech and took a swig from a bottle of scotch before a deputy, according to the office of the St. Lucie County sheriff. He refused to cooperate and several deputies were called to help.
The arrest took place is about 110 miles south of Lakeland, where the Tigers spring training expectations. Launchers and receivers have started training earlier this week, but not starting the position players like Cabrera to Saturday.
According to the police report, Cabrera was wandering in the street with his hands before he was handcuffed. He always said: "Do you know who I know nothing of my problems have" and cursed the deputies who tried to get him into a patrol car.
Cabrera hit a deputy in the left thigh with his knee more time to Cabrera has grown, so that ball players fall into the patrol car. Cabrera refused to take a breath test, deputies said.
He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting an officer without violence. He put $ 1,350 bond and was released from prison Thursday at 07:45 clock.
The news was slow in spring training complex to meet the Tigers, but Guillen Cabrera of Venezuela was like, shocked when he found out.
"I'm worried about him. He has great talent, "Guillen said." It is difficult for him, for us, the Venezuelans. "
Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski was not immediately available for comment.
Cabrera is coming off perhaps his best season. He hit .328 with 38 home runs and 126 RBIs in 2010, according to a second place to Josh Hamilton in the American League MVP.
In 2009, the police said that the purpose of the All-Star first had an altercation with his wife after a long night, shortly before his team the title of American League Central Division returned to the Twins.
Dombrowski had to take Cabrera to the station after the incident. No charges were filed.
In training camp last year, Cabrera said he was ready to drink alcohol after having spent much of the offseason in the consultation.
"You're in the newspaper" alcoholic "is not written properly," he said last March before a session of spring training. "I do not know how to explain, but it's not a problem of alcohol. "
Cabrera has a home in Boca Raton, about 75 miles south of Fort Pierce. There was no telephone listing for him.
