Last month, when Detroit Tigers DH Miguel Cabrera was chasing his 3,000th career hit, I mused that I hoped it would be a double as it would be the 600th of his career.
That 3,000th hit would turn out to be a single. The double would have to wait until his 3,009th career hit which came yesterday when he doubled in two runs off Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez at Minute Maid Park. Alas, the Tigers fell short 3-2.
That double made Cabrera only the third player to record 600 doubles, 500 homeruns and 3,000 hits. The others are the late Hank Aaron and Albert Pujols. It also gave him 1813 career RBIs - one more than the late Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. Cabrera needs 16 RBI to pass another Hall of Famer the late Al Simmons and place him 20th on MLB's all-time RBI list.
With the Tigers currently owning the worst record in the AL, all Tigers fans have to look forward to in 2022 is for Cabrera to pass new milestones.
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