Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera gets his 3,000th hit, becoming the 33rd major leaguer and first Venezuelan to reach the mark. See photos of the milestone.
DETROIT — Tigers star Miguel Cabrera delivered the 3,000th hit of his decorated career Saturday, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat.
As a 20-year-old rookie, Cabrera helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series championship. All these years later, stamping his name onto the 3,000-hit list had a nice ring, too.Cabrera became just the seventh player with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits. He joined an exclusive club with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez.
While age has diminished his power to clear any fence and smash opposite-field shots to right-center, Cabrera has enjoyed a monster career at the plate. Cabrera boosted his total most often against James Shields, getting 27 hits against the former Tampa Bay, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City and San Diego pitcher.
After Cabrera was an All-Star for the 11th time in 2016, his production declined and Detroit's rate of success did as well.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Becomes 33rd MLB Player to Reach 3,000 HitsDetroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera collected his 3,000th MLB hit against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Watch the historic hit here.
Consulte Mais informação »
Rockies-Tigers game rained out; Miguel Cabrera must wait for 3,000th hitRockies-Tigers game rained out: The game is now scheduled to be the second game of a split doubleheader on Saturday at 4:40 p.m. (MDT), following the originally scheduled game at 11:10 a.m.
Consulte Mais informação »
Photos: Miguel Cabrera gets 3,000th career hitDetroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera has gotten the 3,000th hit of his decorated career, becoming the 33rd major leaguer to reach the mark and the first player from Venezuela to accomplish the feat.
Consulte Mais informação »
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera Becomes 33rd MLB Player to Reach 3,000 HitsDetroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera collected his 3,000th MLB hit against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Watch the historic hit here.
Consulte Mais informação »