Miggy displays fandom on vacation to Spain

DETROIT -- For the first time in a few years, Miguel Cabrera is healthy enough to have a full workout regimen this offseason. He's also healthy enough to enjoy a real vacation overseas. One look at his Instagram account suggests he's getting a kick out of it.

With no offseason surgery or rehab to hamper him, Cabrera and his family made a trip to Spain, where his stops included a visit to La Liga soccer champions FC Barcelona. There, the four-time batting champion and two-time American League MVP got to flip the roles and be the fan, getting photographs with players up and down the lineup of one of the world's most famous sports franchises.

Not only did he post pictures with star players, he thanked them for taking the time.

Here's a picture of him with the great Lionel Messi:

Con el mejor @leomessi gracias por Los Zapatos y franela crack Idolo, Dios te bendiga por Tanta humildad ??

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:30am PDT

Cabrera also got a photo with Brazilian star Neymar:

Con unos de Los duros @neymarjr gracias por Los Zapatos ?? bendiciones crack

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:28am PDT

Dani Alves looked almost as excited to see Cabrera as the other way around:

Gracias @danid2ois nos vemos pronto eres Real un abrazo ??

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:26am PDT

If you look close, you can see Christopher hiding behind his father as he gets a photo with Gerard Pique:

Gracias por la foto @3gerardpique ??

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:22am PDT

Cabrera said in this post that he tried talking baseball with Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic, but admitted that they had no idea who he was:

Hablando de beisbol con @luissuarez9 y @ivanrakitic no tenian idea quien era yo ?? Pero se quedaron loco cuando les hable de Ellos,Los entiendo por Aqui no ven pelota para nada y ni pasan por tv ningun juego de USA

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 9:37am PDT

Still, Cabrera was important enough to get a pair of cleats during his visit, seen here in his photo with Andres Iniesta:

Gracias al GPS @andresiniesta8 Buena suerte en su regreso,se vio bien en la practica q maestro ??

A photo posted by Miguel Cabrera (@miggy24) on Oct 22, 2015 at 7:24am PDT

Cabrera wasn't the only Tigers star who visited Barcelona this month. Anibal Sanchez made the trip with his wife and daughter and posted from a match at Camp Nou.

Though baseball is the national sport in Cabrera's native Venezuela, there's also a healthy football following. Victor Martinez is an avid fan and supported Spain during the most recent World Cup last year. Magglio Ordonez was a talented footballer growing up before he turned pro in baseball. Jose Salomon Rondon put Venezuelan football on the world stage this year when he signed to play in England's Premier League for West Bromwich Albion.