Hits 3093 and double 610: Miguel Miggy » Cabrera strikes unstoppable and finds Víctor Martínez (+VIDEO)

Posted On: April 13, 2023

Miguel Cabera He has more off-base hits this season than singles. The Aragüeño released the third double of the season to reach 610 for life.

With his offensive performance on Wednesday going 1 for 3, Cabrera puts his offensive line for the season at .209/.269/.333. In addition, in hits, it reaches 3,093 to place itself only seven behind David Winfield.

Cabrera’s account is against himself. Every time he strings a hit, extra hit, scores, or drives in a run, the fight is against himself. With the double connected, he hit 1,134 extra hits, to put himself four behind perhaps the greatest icon the Detroit Tigers have had in their history, Ty Cobb, who retired from baseball with 1,138 hits. more than one basis.

With that double, Miguel Cabrera tied Tris Speaker (1,134) for 16th all-time in added hits. Waiting at place 15? Another Tigers legend, Ty Cobb (1,138). pic.twitter.com/nMm7GjbIak

— Efrain Ruiz Pantin (@efrainruizp) April 13, 2023

The double hit was a line drive that licked the left chalk strip at 106 mph. This is Cabrera’s first game against Toronto this season. “We have a game schedule with Miguel,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said when asked why the Venezuelan doesn’t play more often.

“When left-handed pitchers we’ll put him to play,” the coxswain explained. “And in other parties too. I always talk to him. All he says is he wants the best for the team.”

two legends together

Before the game against the Blue Jays, Cabrera reunited with a great friend and former teammate, Victor Martinez, who joined the Canadiens’ management this year as a special assistant. The journalists present say that the two shared a good time in the batting box.

Martínez and Cabrera were teammates for the Detroit Tigers between 2011 and 2018, when the now Blue Jays adviser decided to retire from baseball. The two Venezuelans were in the 2011, 2013 and 2014 playoffs.

Miguel Cabrera is also expected to play in the commitment tomorrow. This was announced by manager AJ Hinch at the end of the game on Wednesday. Cabrera hasn’t started for consecutive days since Opening Day, when he appeared in the first three games against Tampa Bay.

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