Main League Baseball has been in existence for greater than a century. Practically 20,000 gamers have taken the sector. Till right this moment, 32 gamers ever amassed 3,000 hits.
Along with his single to proper discipline within the backside of the primary inning, Detroit Tigers first baseman and designated hitter Miguel Cabrera turned the thirty third participant to affix the membership.
The seventh participant in Main League historical past with 500 house runs and three,000 hits. pic.twitter.com/7RtGWyl3Xv
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 23, 2022
“I feel I would cry,” Cabrera mentioned earlier this week earlier than a sport towards the New York Yankees.
Final August, Cabera was the twenty eighth participant in MLB historical past to hit 500 house runs in his profession.
His milestone on Saturday places him in even rarer air, as solely seven gamers have ever had hit 3,000 hits and 500 house runs: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and now Cabrera.
Cabrera joined the Tigers in 2008 and was arguably the very best all-around hitter in baseball for practically a decade, successful back-to-back American League MVPs in 2012 and 2013.
He helped the Tigers attain the World Collection in 2012, the identical yr he received the Triple Crown, ending the season with a .330 batting common, 44 house runs and 139 RBIs. He was the primary batter to win a Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Cabrera received a World Collection in 2003, his first season within the league, with the Florida Marlins. In his first MLB sport that yr, Cabrera hit a walk-off house run.
Should you weren’t satisfied @MiguelCabrera was among the best hitters within the historical past of baseball, this from @jaysonst will persuade you! pic.twitter.com/IhZUrKfYz6
— Alex Avila (@AlexAvilaMLB) April 22, 2022
Photograph by Eric Drost through Flickr
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