Tigers MVP Miguel Cabrera to Hold Camp at Lake Orion High School

Detroit Tigers slugger and 2012 AL MVP and Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera will join 25 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit youths on Aug. 1at Lake Orion High School for fun and baseball fundamentals.

Cabrera will participate in the 2013 Spartan Stores Miguel Cabrera Baseball ProCamp, presented by Fifth Third Bank and Sunny D.

Cabrera and ProCamps Worldwide covered the $129 fee for 25 boys and girls in the Big Brother Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit Sports Buddies 2.0 program. 

Littles (mentees), ages 7-15, with their Bigs (mentors) cheering them on will be at Lake Orion High School from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Aug. 1. Campers will experience various stations specializing in the fundamentals of baseball. Each camper will learn from and interact with Cabrera and receive a limited edition Miguel Cabrera Camp T-shirt, along with an exclusive camp team photo with Cabrera and an authentic autograph. 

Cabrera will both share some tips about the game of baseball and impart life lessons applicable to life off the field.

Sports Buddies 2.0 is a mentoring initiative for sports enthusiasts who are interested in positively impacting the lives of youth through the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ one-to-one mentoring program. Sports Buddies 2.0 provides match relationships with a platform that fosters life skills, goal setting, character development, leadership and role models for good sportsmanship. Sports Buddies 2.0 provides opportunities for children to experience sporting and recreational events, such as the Miguel Cabrera Baseball Camp, that were once out of reach.

“Our partnership with ProCamps Worldwide is extremely valuable to what we do,” said LaRon Evans, Sports Buddies program coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit.  “Promoting life skills, character development and team work through sports gives young people a greater sense of self and helps promote healthier lifestyle choices for years to come.”

While registration for the camp has sold out, a waitlist is available on the ProCamps website.