- The Venezuelan batter surpassed Carl Ripken Jr. in bases reached and equaled Rafael Palmeiro in hits
Miguel Cabrera continues to make history in the 2022 Major League Baseball season. With each hit he connects he is surpassing and increasing the historical records of him in various offensive departments.
This Sunday, the slugger Venezuelan hit a home run in the closing of the second chapter against the Baltimore Orioles to reach 505 home runs for life in Major League Baseball (MLB). With that home run he surpassed Eddie Murray and was only in 27th place on the list of players with the most home runs.
Next on the list is Gary Sheffield, who has 509 homers. Then in 25th place is Mel Ott, with 511; and Ernie Banks in 24, with 512. There are still more than 120 games left in the season.
The figures that Miguel Cabrera is surpassing
Cabrera hit double 600 of his career as a baseball player on May 7. In this way he became the 18th player in MLB history to achieve that mark.
He currently has 602, which places him in 17th place of all time. Next on the list is Carl Ripken Jr., who hit 603 in 21 seasons.
In the RBI department, the Venezuelan batter drove in two this Sunday, May 15 against Baltimore, to reach 1,818. The Creole baseball player remains in the 21st position, but only 10 RBI behind Al Simmons in 20th place and in 19th place is the Dominican Manny Ramírez.
Also during the match against Baltimore, he reached 5,170 bases, leaving Carl Ripken Jr. behind, with 5,168. Next on this list is Dave Winfield, with 5,221. The player with the highest number of bases reached is Hank Aaron, with 6,856.
In the list of hits, the Venezuelan baseball player added two hits to reach 3,020. With that figure he tied with Rafael Palmeiro, in the 20th position in the history of the Major Leagues.
Cabrera is the sixth Latin American on the list, behind the Dominican Albert Pujols, 42 years old, who already ranks 11th with 3,301 hits, while still active with the St. Louis Cardinals. Others are the Dominican Adrián Beltré (3,166), the American-Dominican Álex Rodríguez (3,115) and the Cuban Rafael Palmeiro (3,020).
Cabrera remains in the season with a batting average of .287, 12 RBI, two home runs and 32 hits. The Detroit Tigers are in last position in the Central Division with a record of 11 wins and 23 losses.
Miguel Cabrera’s career
At 39 years old, Cabrera has one of the most outstanding careers for a Venezuelan in the MLB. He has participated in 11 All-Star Games, in addition to being the Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 and obtaining the Hank Aaron Awards and the Silver Slugger.
In 2012 he won the Triple Crown, for simultaneously leading the statistics for hits, home runs and average (batting average). An achievement not seen in the American League since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Cabrera is close to becoming the second player with more than 500 home runs, 600 doubles and 3,000 hits and also average more than .300 at bat. Only Hank Aaron has these records.
Until now, the only Venezuelan who has entered the United States Hall of Fame has been Luis Aparicio, in 1984. A temple that has eluded many Latin players, including legends such as David Concepción, Omar Vizquel or Bob Abreu . However, with the statistics he handles and the records he has set on the field, Miguel Cabrera’s name may one day grace the halls of the Cooperstown museum.
