VIDEO: Historic #500 for Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera, one of the greatest hitters of this generation, has reached the hallowed grounds of the 500 home run club:
500 FOR MIGGY! 🔥
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 22, 2021
Miguel Cabrera becomes the 28th player in @MLB history to hit 500 career homers. 👏 pic.twitter.com/yOiaOSrBR0
The monumental hit came off Toronto Blue Jays' lefty Steven Matz at the Rogers Centre, and Toronto fans were more than aware of the historic moment, giving him a standing ovation and calling for a curtain call from Cabrera.
The 38-year-old becomes only the 28th player in major league history to reach the 500 HR threshold. But he is only the 9th ever to do so while also maintaining a .300 career batting average. And that is one impressive list he's just joined:
Players with 500+ home runs and a .300 career batting average or higher in MLB history:
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 22, 2021
▫️ Babe Ruth
▫️ Hank Aaron
▫️ Jimmie Foxx
▫️ Frank Thomas
▫️ Mel Ott
▫️ Manny Ramirez
▫️ Ted Williams
▫️ Willie Mays
▫️ Miguel Cabrera*
* Hit No. 500 today.
H/T @MLBStats pic.twitter.com/KcRXZp9bmy
Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays head up the very select .300 avg/500 HR list that Cabrera is now a part of. But the future Hall of Famer has plenty of other accolades under his belt over the course of his 19-year career:
- 2 MVP awards
- World Series championship
- 11 All-Star selections
- 1,785 RBIs
- 1,498 Runs
- Home Runs in 37 different ballparks
- HR off 346 different pitchers
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