Miguel Cabrera nearly twists ankle after tripping over third base (Video)

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera suffered an embarrassing mishap during Thursday's game when he tripped over the bag at third base. However, it could have been much worse as Cabrera nearly twisted his ankle on the play.

It happened in the fourth inning with Cabrera on second and Victor Martinez on first with one out. Cabrera was lightly jogged to third base and was watching the ball as Don Kelly hit into a fielder's choice on the right side of the infield. Since Miggy wasn't paying attention to where he was going, he stepped on the side of the bag and turned his ankle a bit, which threw off his balance and sent him tumbling to the ground.

Cabrera got back up and tipped his cap to his teammates, who thought it was particularly funny. However, it wouldn't have been nearly has funny if Miggy had hurt himself, which he came dangerously close to doing.

You have to watch out for those bases. They just come out of nowhere, don't they?

Video via MLB.

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