Baseball fans roast Oakland Athletics $80 retirement gift for Miguel Cabrera - "Trader Joe’s must have been closed" 

The Oakland Athletics have found themselves as the laughing stock of baseball social media yet again, this time due to their questionable retirement gift for Miguel Cabrera. The internet was ablaze with jokes after the A's decided to purchase a bottle of wine for the future Hall of Famer during his retirement tour.

It's worth mentioning that the Oakland Athletics did not have to give Miguel Cabrera anything, although it has become commonplace for teams to honor retiring legends.

However, the fact they did give one of the smallest gifts ever handed out to a retiring star has left many on social media taking shots at the franchise.

According to reports, the bottle of wine that was presented to Miguel Cabrera is a bottle of Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, which is listed for $80 on totalwine.com.

Given the team's history of being frugal, many pointed out that this was simply the franchise sticking to its notoriously cheap philosophy.

During the retirement tours of former stars such as David Ortiz and Albert Pujols, teams have given them sentimental gifts. Examples include notebooks filled with personal letters from the opposing teams, or in David Ortiz's case, a bullpen phone that he smashed after being ejected from a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

It's the comparison of gifts such as those mentioned above and Miguel Cabrera's $80 bottle of wine that have left baseball fans everywhere with no choice but to mock the Oakland Athletics online.

The Oakland Athletics' historical frugality has gone from beloved to detested

It's this philosophy that has left fans both praising and criticizing the organization. The Oakland Athletics have been lauded for their ability to discover affordable talent while fielding a competitive team, which was made famous in the Oscar-winning film Moneyball.

However, this frugality has gone from beloved and respected to downright detested among fans. The team's owner John Fisher has left many fans frustrated as the club has consistently traded away their expensive talent in favor of fielding an underperforming, albeit cheaper roster.