The MLB’s prestigious 500 homer run club recently got a new member. Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera reached the elusive mark on Sunday night, hitting a 400-footer against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Cabrera’s 500th homer came in the sixth-inning off Steven Matz’s pitch. It tied the score to 1-1 and paved the way for the Tigers to get the 5-3 win.
After the well-deserved win, Cabrera’s teammates joined in to celebrate his achievement. And he responded by thanking them for their continued support and for being there every step of the way.
“He just thanked us for all the support,” revealed Detroit’s manager A.J. Hinch. “He wanted this for us as much as we wanted it for him.”
Cabrera is only the 28th player in MLB history to reach the 500 homers mark and the first to do so as a member of the Detroit Tigers. The 38-year-old baseball player is currently the only active player in the club besides Los Angeles Dodgers’ Albert Pujols.
After reaching the 500 home runs, Cabrera now has a new challenge. He is aiming to reach 3,000 hits in MLB, something that has been done by just 32 players before. If he succeeds in doing so, he will also become just the sixth player in both clubs.
Miguel Cabrera joined the Tigers in 2008 after spending the first five years of his career with the Marlins. In Tigers’ uniform, he received seven All-Star nods while winning AL MVP honors twice. He was also AL Batting Champion four times, including a three-year sweep from 2011 to 2013.
