Cabrera declined to say Sunday why his face took the brunt of something between Friday and Saturday's games against the Chicago White Sox.
Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski discussed the matter with Cabrera, adding it was a personal situation and he couldn't discuss it further publicly.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland says he did not know anything about the reason for Cabrera's injury, saying it was his job to focus on players on the field.
Detroit started Sunday in a first-place tie with the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. If they finished the day tied, Minnesota would host a tiebreaker on Tuesday.
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