Athletics Ripped For Cheap Retirement Gift to Miguel Cabrera

In his final season, Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera received farewell gifts from every MLB team to celebrate such an illustrious career. While some clubs put a lot of thought into their gifts, like a Hollywood Star from the Dodgers and a guitar from the Guardians, the final team to give Cabrera a gift appeared to disappoint.
In Cabrera’s road series vs. the Athletics, Oakland presented the slugger with a simple bottle of wine signed by the team. However, the bottle of wine itself was not that rare, as it was a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley that cost just $90 on the market.
The Oakland A's gave Miguel Cabrera a $90 bottle of wine. https://t.co/lMnwcHdy1O pic.twitter.com/Efy2HNcXEI
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) September 22, 2023
This is only the latest instance of the A’s spending less money than other teams, as they already have the lowest payroll in the league. As a result, fans criticized Oakland for once again choosing to not to spend more money, this time on Cabrera’s gift.
80 dollar bottle of wine from an entire MLB organization as a farewell gift, what an absolutely hilarious franchise this is https://t.co/oXLjH92ckc pic.twitter.com/ozbLNB6Qjt
— Addison (@YankeeWRLD) September 22, 2023
Note to self -- don’t participate in any secret Santa’s involving the Oakland Athletics https://t.co/8A8sDhOnbY
— Miguel Cabrera’s Bat (Benson) (@Miggysbat) September 22, 2023
All the great gifts Miguel Cabrera has received from other teams on his farewell tour... the @Athletics gave him one bottle of wine.
— Tike Narry (@eddiesofficials) September 22, 2023
Shout out to whoever stopped by the liquor store on the way to the game for this $10 gift to Miguel Cabrera from the #Athletics. 😅😅 #MLB #RepDetroit https://t.co/4Nwtu5TcJ6
— Justin Valentine 🎙️ (@JVAroundTheRing) September 22, 2023
Other fans noted that Cabrera spent a few months in treatment center for alcoholism in 2010, so gifting him a bottle of wine is a strange move.
The Athletics gifted a $90 bottle of wine to a recovering alcoholic.. https://t.co/RWtj6smVts
— nickytheeye (@NickMarroDFS) September 22, 2023
Miguel Cabrera is a receiving alcoholic 🤦♂️ clueless and ignorant franchise @Athletics , such a bad look. https://t.co/erLHj2qBsI
— David Bousquet (@Djbousquet) September 22, 2023
However, this move was so predictable that one Athletics fan even predicted earlier this week what Oakland would give Cabrera.
I bet you the @Athletics give him a simple bottle of wine https://t.co/FQWnlvHoR8
— Gabriel Hernandez (@gamer_athletics) September 19, 2023
To be fair, the Astros also gave Cabrera a signed bottle of wine as part of their farewell gift, along with a cowboy hat, so Oakland isn’t alone in their decision.