Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers have agreed on a long-year extension on Thursday, CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reports.
He's expected to earn $248 million guaranteed over eight years, FOXSports reports. Overall, the contract is expected to be a record $292-million, 10-year commitment, including the two years he has left on the previous deal. The Tigers will likely announce the deal on Friday.
Cabrera has .327/.407/.588 slash line with 227 homers and 737 RBI over his first six seasons with the Tigers. He had a career-high batting average of .348 last season to go along with 44 homers and 137 RBI.