112 Facts About Miguel Cabrera

Jose Miguel Cabrera Torres was born on April 18,1983, and nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

Miguel Cabrera has played at first and third base for most of his major league career, but primarily played left and right field before 2006.

Miguel Cabrera claimed the 17th MLB Triple Crown in 2012, the first to do so in 45 seasons.

In 2022, Cabrera became the third player in history with a career batting average above.

Miguel Cabrera was signed in 1999 as an amateur free agent by the Florida Marlins, and progressed through their minor league system.

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Miguel Cabrera made his MLB debut in mid-2003 at the age of 20, and contributed to the Marlins' World Series success later that year.

Miguel Cabrera has won four AL batting titles, including three in consecutive years, and has batted over.

Miguel Cabrera has hit 30 or more home runs in ten separate seasons, and driven in over 100 runs in 12 separate seasons.

Miguel Cabrera joined the 500 home run club in 2021 and the 3,000 hit club in 2022; he is the seventh player in MLB history to reach both milestones.

Miguel Cabrera was signed by the Marlins in 1999 as an amateur free agent and came up through their farm system, teaming with future major leaguers Adrian Gonzalez and Dontrelle Willis.

Miguel Cabrera began his professional career in 2000 as a shortstop in the Gulf Coast League.

Miguel Cabrera earned his way into the Futures Game during All-Star Weekend in Seattle, along with Gonzalez.

Miguel Cabrera made his major league debut on June 20,2003, at 20 years old; Edgar Renteria, at 19 years old, was the only Marlins player to make his debut at a younger age.

Miguel Cabrera hit a walk-off home run in his first major league game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, following Billy Parker in 1972 and Josh Bard in 2002 as the third player since 1900 to hit a game-winning home run in his big-league debut.

Miguel Cabrera finished fifth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, as teammate Dontrelle Willis took home the award.

In Game 4 of the 2003 World Series against the Yankees, Miguel Cabrera faced Roger Clemens for the first time in his career.

Later in the at-bat, Miguel Cabrera hit a pitch to deep right field for a two-run home run.

Miguel Cabrera spent the entire 2004 season playing in the outfield and had 13 outfield assists.

In 2005, Miguel Cabrera finished second in the National League in hits with 198 and batted.

Miguel Cabrera was voted to his second consecutive All-Star Game, along with teammates Paul Lo Duca and Willis, and won his first Silver Slugger Award.

Miguel Cabrera was selected for his third consecutive All-Star Game and won his second Silver Slugger Award.

Olsen tried to jab back at Miguel Cabrera, who charged Olsen and tried to kick the pitcher before the players were quickly separated by teammates.

Miguel Cabrera was voted to represent the National League All-Stars for the third time in his career and made his first appearance in the Home Run Derby.

Miguel Cabrera finished in third place with 15 home runs in the event.

Miguel Cabrera battled the Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Freddy Sanchez for the National League batting crown until the last day of the regular season.

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On February 17, Miguel Cabrera became the first player of the 2007 offseason to win his arbitration hearing, obtaining a one-year contract worth $7.

Miguel Cabrera was initially scheduled to participate in the Home Run Derby during the All-Star weekend, but an injured left shoulder suffered a few days before the All-Star break, forced him out of the derby and limited him in the All-Star game to a pinch-hit at-bat against Dan Haren in which he struck out.

On September 15,2007, in a game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, Miguel Cabrera drove in at least 100 runs for the fourth consecutive year.

Five innings later, Miguel Cabrera added four more RBIs when he hit a ball 438 feet into the center field trees for his first career grand slam.

Miguel Cabrera joined David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira, Bobby Abreu, and Vladimir Guerrero as the only players to reach the 100-RBI plateau in each of the four previous seasons.

Miguel Cabrera passed former Marlins Gary Sheffield and Derrek Lee for second on the franchise home run list.

Miguel Cabrera moved into third in all-time franchise RBIs and first in batting average.

On December 5,2007, the Marlins traded Miguel Cabrera and starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis to the Detroit Tigers for pitchers Andrew Miller, Dallas Trahern, Eulogio De La Cruz and Burke Badenhop, outfielder Cameron Maybin, and catcher Mike Rabelo.

On March 22,2008, Miguel Cabrera reached an agreement with the Tigers on an eight-year, $152.

Miguel Cabrera made his Tigers debut on March 31,2008, playing third base in a home game against the Kansas City Royals.

Miguel Cabrera had already made seven appearances at first, the first appearances at the position of his career.

Miguel Cabrera finished the 2008 season with a career-high 37 home runs, which led the American League.

Miguel Cabrera became the youngest AL home run champion since Troy Glaus in 2000.

Miguel Cabrera became one of only six players who had driven in at least 100 runs in each of the past five seasons, joining Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Bobby Abreu, and Mark Teixeira.

Miguel Cabrera was selected to play for Venezuela at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, along with Tigers teammates Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, and Armando Galarraga.

Miguel Cabrera became only the fourth Venezuelan player to ever reach that plateau.

Miguel Cabrera tied his career-high in hits with 198, which was fourth among AL players.

Miguel Cabrera had 103 RBI on the season, making it the sixth straight year he attained the 100 RBI mark.

Miguel Cabrera was named an AL All-Star for the first time since joining the American League, and the fifth time in his eight-year career.

Miguel Cabrera was chosen to be the starter in place of Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau, who had suffered a concussion.

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Miguel Cabrera participated in the Home Run Derby, finishing fourth in the event with 12 home runs.

Miguel Cabrera initially tried to play, but the Tigers decided to shut him down for the remainder of the season.

Miguel Cabrera was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve in 2011, his sixth All-Star Game appearance overall.

Miguel Cabrera had his eighth straight 100-RBI season and fifth straight 30-HR season.

Miguel Cabrera hit 5-for-11 in three games over that span with three home runs and eight RBI.

Miguel Cabrera was the sixth youngest player to reach the mark, with only Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr.

Miguel Cabrera was named to the American League All-Star team as a reserve, as Rangers' third baseman Adrian Beltre was voted as the starter.

Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, finishing the season with an AL-leading.

Miguel Cabrera became the first batter to win a Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.

Miguel Cabrera became the first non-outfielder to win the Triple Crown since Lou Gehrig in 1934, and the first player to win it without a tie in any of the three categories since Frank Robinson in 1966.

Miguel Cabrera is the first Latin American player and the first third baseman to win a Triple Crown.

Miguel Cabrera had his first career 200-hit season, having hit safely 205 times.

In Game 4 of the 2012 World Series, Miguel Cabrera hit his first World Series home run since his rookie year with the Marlins in 2003, putting Detroit on the board for the first time in two games.

Miguel Cabrera continued a torrid pace into the 2013 season, being named American League Player of the Month for May Miguel Cabrera batted.

Miguel Cabrera previously won top player honors in July 2008 and August 2012.

Miguel Cabrera became the first player in MLB history to have at least 30 home runs and 90 RBIs before the All-Star break.

Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at third base for the first time in the fan balloting for the 2013 Major League All-Star Game.

Miguel Cabrera became the third Tigers player in history to hit 40 or more home runs in consecutive seasons, joining Hank Greenberg and Cecil Fielder.

Miguel Cabrera became the first Tiger to win three consecutive batting titles since Ty Cobb, the first American Leaguer to win at least three straight since Wade Boggs, and the first right-handed batter in either league to win three straight batting titles since Rogers Hornsby.

Miguel Cabrera finished second in the league in home runs, RBIs and runs scored, and was third in walks.

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Miguel Cabrera was the fourth player in history to win this award in back-to-back seasons, joining Ted Williams, Joe Morgan and Albert Pujols.

Miguel Cabrera became the first American League player to win back-to-back MVP awards since Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox.

Miguel Cabrera was the third Tiger player to win the MVP award more than once, joining Hank Greenberg and Hal Newhouser.

On March 28,2014, the Tigers announced that Miguel Cabrera had signed an eight-year contract extension worth $248 million.

Miguel Cabrera's contract has since been surpassed by Giancarlo Stanton's 13-year, $325 million contract in 2014, the largest contract in baseball.

On July 6, it was announced that Miguel Cabrera had won the fan voting to start at first base for the American League at the 2014 All-Star Game.

Miguel Cabrera won the ESPY Award for Best MLB Player for a second year in a row in 2014.

Miguel Cabrera was the fifth player in major league history to accomplish this feat, joining Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Alex Rodriguez, and Al Simmons.

Miguel Cabrera had a procedure to repair a stress fracture in the navicular bone near the top of his right foot.

Miguel Cabrera finished the week by registering back-to-back four-hit games for the first time in his career.

On May 16,2015, Miguel Cabrera hit his 400th career home run, against Tyler Lyons of the St Louis Cardinals, making him the all-time leader in home runs among Venezuelan-born players, surpassing the previous record holder, Andres Galarraga.

Miguel Cabrera had 16 doubles, 15 home runs, and 54 RBIs through 77 games.

On July 5, it was announced that Miguel Cabrera had won the fan voting to start at first base for the American League at the 2015 All-Star Game; however, he was unable to play due to injury.

Miguel Cabrera was the seventh player in history to win at least four AL batting titles, following Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Ted Williams, and Nap Lajoie, and only the second right-handed batter in the live-ball era to do so, joining Heilmann.

Miguel Cabrera led all MLB hitters in batting average against right-handers, at.

Miguel Cabrera won his sixth Silver Slugger award, and second at first base, becoming the 18th player to win at least six Silver Slugger Awards.

Miguel Cabrera joined Alex Rodriguez as the only players with multiple Silver Slugger Awards at different infield positions.

Miguel Cabrera reached 1,500 RBI with 400+ home runs faster than anyone in Major League history.

Miguel Cabrera was one of six active players with at least 400 home runs and 1,500 RBI, and was more than two years younger than any of the other five.

Miguel Cabrera joined Al Kaline, Norm Cash and Hank Greenberg as the only four players to hit 300+ home runs in a Tiger uniform.

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Miguel Cabrera was the fourth-youngest to reach 2,500 hits, following Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, and Hank Aaron.

Miguel Cabrera finished tied for first in the AL with David Ortiz for the most intentional walks with 15, and for the second time in his career led the majors by hitting into 26 double plays.

Miguel Cabrera won the 2016 AL Silver Slugger Award for first basemen, his seventh Silver Slugger Award overall, and third award at first base.

Miguel Cabrera was one of 13 Major League players to have won seven or more Silver Slugger awards since the award was introduced in 1980.

On May 4,2018, Miguel Cabrera was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a right hamstring strain.

Miguel Cabrera suffered a rupture in his left biceps tendon, requiring surgery and putting him out of action for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Miguel Cabrera struggled with knee issues in 2019, which had the Tigers moving him into a full-time designated hitter role by early June.

Miguel Cabrera had the slowest sprint speed of all major league DHs, at 23.

Miguel Cabrera had two more hits in that game, then went 4-for-4 against the Pirates the next night, increasing his interleague hit total to 375.

Miguel Cabrera now ranked 28th in career home runs, 18th in career doubles, 21st in career extra-base hits, and 18th in career total bases.

Miguel Cabrera is the first player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 500 homers, and at least 1 Triple Crown.

On July 8, Miguel Cabrera was named to the 2022 MLB All-Star Game as an honorary selection along with Albert Pujols by commissioner Rob Manfred, who was allowed to do so after the 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Miguel Cabrera uses his foundation to encourage young kids to play baseball and softball.

In 2012 and 2013, Miguel Cabrera was nominated by his team for the Roberto Clemente Award, honoring the MLB player who best represents baseball on and off the field.

Miguel Cabrera's wife is named Rosangel, and they have two daughters and one son, born August 2011.

Miguel Cabrera's wife filed for divorce in April 2017, but later changed her mind.

Miguel Cabrera has two other children, whom he fathered with an ex-mistress, a boy and a girl, who lived in Orlando, Florida.

Miguel Cabrera had come home at 6:00 am, after a night of drinking at the nearby Townsend Hotel, and got in an argument with his wife.

Miguel Cabrera was seen later that day at a game at Comerica Park, with scratches on his face.

Miguel Cabrera told reporters that the scratches came from his dog, and refused to discuss the matter further.

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On January 21,2010, it was reported that Miguel Cabrera spent three months in an alcohol abuse treatment center to help him recover from his addiction.

Miguel Cabrera said at the time he had not consumed any alcohol since he was taken into custody in October 2009, and that he would continue his treatment into spring training and the regular season.

Miguel Cabrera was arrested in Florida on suspicion for drunken driving and resisting arrest on February 16,2011.

In 2018, Miguel Cabrera was in a Florida court litigating a case brought against him in August 2017 by his former mistress, Belkis Mariella Rodriguez, over a dispute regarding how much child support Miguel Cabrera should pay Rodriguez for two children they had together.

Miguel Cabrera argued that given his $30 million annual salary, she was entitled to $100,000 a month.

Miguel Cabrera had been paying Rodriguez $20,000 a month in child support without any court order, but cut the amount by $5,000 in the summer of 2017.

In December 2018 the Orange County Circuit Court ordered Miguel Cabrera to pay $20,000 a month in child support to the ex-mistress, additional expenses, and her attorneys fees.