FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — An attorney representing Miguel Cabrera says he is concerned the Detroit Tigers slugger will be unable to play in Canada if he is convicted of driving under the influence.
Cabrera was arrested in February in central Florida and is charged with DUI, one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer without violence and a citation for open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
A judge on Friday gave defense attorney Michael Kessler permission to subpoena and take sworn statements from witnesses who reported seeing the first baseman before he was arrested. Under Florida law, depositions are not allowed in misdemeanor cases without a judge’s approval, and then only in special cases.
Kessler made his remark about playing in Toronto during Friday’s hearing. Detroit already played at Toronto this season.
