Miguel Cabrera In 2023 he closed a successful career in Big leagues. The stellar Venezuelan hitter He played 21 seasons at the highest level of baseball in USA. During his extensive time in the Big League he played 16 matches in Detroit Tigers. Meanwhile, in the first five she wore the colors of Miami Marlis.
He debuted with Miami in 2003 and that year he played only 87 games. His batting average was .268, the product of 84 hits in 314 times at bat. Likewise, he hit 21 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. Also, he drove in 62 teammates and scored 39 runs.
After its first appearance on the American circuit, the video game “MVP Baseball 2004” added him to the Miami Marlins roster and offered a description and scouting of the Venezuelan baseball player.
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In the description there were not many drawbacks. Formal data such as defensive positions, age, height and weight appeared in the entertainment for baseball fans. However, the authors reported projections about the player who was later in charge of changing on the fields of Big leagues.
MVP Baseball 2004 got projections wrong with Miguel Cabrera
“This player may be a career minor league outfielder if he doesn’t improve quickly. He doesn’t run very well and probably won’t improve too much.”wrote the developers on the gaming platform MLB.
Meanwhile, 20 years later, Miguel Cabrera closed his stage in MLB with elite number. He said goodbye to Detroit and the fans of the Major Leagues as a total idol. Furthermore, even at the end of his career, he was not considered a player to be in the Detroit branches.
Perhaps they were right about being a slow runner, but his 511 home runs in the Big League explain that his speed on the bases was not important. His presence in the center of the lineups required him to hit the ball hard and drive runs and he achieved a total of 1881 RBIs, fully meeting both parameters.
Miguel Cabrera concluded his experience in MLB with an offensive average of .306, the product of 3,174 hits in 10,356 times at bat. Also, he had 617 doubles and 17 triples.
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2023-12-07 19:59:45
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