Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera joins 500 home run club

[Auggie]

Cabrera put an exclamation point on his career when he became the 28th member of the 500 home run club with a sixth-inning blast for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday against the Blue Jays in Toronto.

The 38-year-old Cabrera connected on a 1-1 pitch from left-hander Steven Matz, sending the ball over the scoreboard in right-center field. The 400-foot homer tied the score at 1. The Tigers won the game 5-3 in 11 innings.

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Next up for Cabrera: The 3,000 hit club, which has 32 members. He needed 134 hits at the start of the season, and in spring training, Cabrera said he wished to join both clubs in 2021 (he currently has 2,955 hits).

He is still signed through 2023, however, so he should get there in early 2022. The 3,000/500 club includes just six players: Aaron, Mays, Albert Pujols, Eddie Murray, Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32067352/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-joins-500-home-run-club

Fun facts (from the link):

A few more home run facts from Cabrera's career:

• He has 41 two-homer games and two three-homer games. His three-homer games came against Oakland on May 28, 2010, and versus Texas on May 19, 2013.

• His most victimized team: He has hit 50 home runs against Cleveland.

• His most victimized pitcher: He hit seven off Phil Hughes.

• He has hit seven walk-off home runs, that first one in his first game coming off Al Levine.

• Cabrera has won two home run titles: in 2008 and 2012 (2012 was Cabrera's Triple Crown season)

• Won his first of back-to-back MVP awards during 2012, beating out Mike Trout both times.

What a career!

[Diamond_Dog]

1. A grudging congratulations to Cabrera

From a fan of his most victimized team.

Seems like he has always murdered our pitching.

[Auggie]

2. Yeah ...

It helped to have other great hitters in the line-up. He had to be pitched to and he made the most of it.

[luvs2sing]

3. No kidding..

I’ve had to be dragged kicking and screaming, but I’m now a Miggy fan..and accept he’s going to murder our pitching.

[brush]

4. His resume matches up against the game's greatess of all time.

Two batting titles, two MVPS, 500 home runs, 11-time All-Star, career .300 hitter and a triple crown, probably the hardest of all.

They need to fit him for his Hall of Fame blazer already as he's a flat out, first ballot member.

[Auggie]

5. Absolutely!