He also secured his second successive Silver Slugger Award. He was voted to his second consecutive All-Star Game, along with teammates Paul Lo Duca and Willis, and won his first Silver Slugger Award. That month, he debuted for the Tigers. 2022: 81-81, second place. Player of the Month honors", "Tigers hit 3 home runs, beat Twins 75 MLB Yahoo! This article was created by a combination of a few writers and editors from Sporty Tell. "Of course, around my house, we just call him, 'Dad,' " Brisel said. Olsen tried to jab back at Cabrera, who charged Olsen and tried to kick the pitcher before the players were quickly separated by teammates. This marks the longest streak by a Tiger since Walt Dropo had hits in 12 straight plate appearances in 1952 (tying the MLB record), and the longest streak by any major league player age 38 or older since Ty Cobb in 1925. His wife filed for divorce in April 2017 but decided against it later on. Sports", "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Home Runs", "Home run champ Cabrera is Tigers' top star", "Cabrera's grand slam lifts Tigers over Texas 15-2", "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Errors Committed as 1B", "Tigers' Justin Verlander allows five runs, Detroit falls to White Sox to open second half", "2011 ALCS - Texas Rangers over Detroit Tigers (4-2)", "Cabrera, Prince will anchor the corners for Tigers", "Cabrera avoids DL after being hit in eye", "Miggy, Prince tee off in Tigers' rout of Red Sox", "Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera named American League Player of the Week", "Cabrera sixth youngest to reach 1,000 RBI", "Miguel Cabrera makes more Tigers history with 30th home run vs. Moments later,. [120] Through season's end, he ranked 23rd all-time in doubles (581), 23rd in total bases (4,942), 24th in RBIs (1,729), 30th in home runs (487), and tied for 46th in hits (2,866). Cabrera finished the period first in hits, RBI, batting average, slugging percentage (1.130) and on-base percentage (.583), second in home runs and total bases (26), and tied for third in runs scored in the American League. A judge has ordered Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera to pay $20,000 a month in child support to his former mistress, ending a . He ended up finishing second to Sanchez. He went on to win the AL Player of the Month award for August, before suffering a strain in his groin. [121] This made Cabrera one of only 16 major league players to place in the top 50 all-time for hits, home runs and RBIs. He played in just 38 games and registered 3 home runs and a batting average of .299. In February 2007, he agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Marlins worth $7.4 million. [104] Cabrera was named the American League Player of the Month from September 1 to October 2. 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. Cabrera joined Alex Rodriguez as the only players with multiple Silver Slugger Awards at different infield positions. [44], Cabrera won the Triple Crown, finishing the season with an AL-leading .330 batting average, plus 44 home runs and 139 RBIs which led all of Major League Baseball. [102] On September 18, Cabrera recorded his 2,500th career hit, off the Indians' Trevor Bauer, becoming the 100th player in Major League history to reach the milestone, and the eighth player to do so by his age-33 season. On April 23, 2022, Cabrera recorded his 3,000th career hit against Antonio Senzatela of the Colorado Rockies, an opposite-field single in the bottom of the first inning. [159], Cabrera was arrested in Florida on suspicion for drunken driving and resisting arrest on February 16, 2011. Cabrera was the fifth player in major league history to accomplish this feat, joining Lou Gehrig (13 seasons), Jimmie Foxx (13 seasons), Alex Rodriguez (13 seasons), and Al Simmons (11 seasons).
