Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is going to the All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
The Midsummer Classic will be played in LA on July 19 this year.
For Cabrera, who is 39 years old, it could very well be his last such game.
He is not going because of his 2022 performance, although he hasn’t been bad by all means.
Instead, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reserved the right to name one player to each team’s All-Star roster based on career achievements.
Tigers manager AJ Hinch commented on Cabrera’s designation as an All-Star for the 12th time in his career.
“Love this. Congrats Miggy! Well deserved,” the skipper wrote via Twitter.
Love this. Congrats Miggy! Well deserved. https://t.co/zqkJsGcj87
— AJ Hinch (@ajhinch) July 8, 2022
A Career Full Of Achievements Of All Kinds
If you want career achievements, look no further than Cabrera.
The Venezuelan slugger, the best player his country has ever seen, is also one of the best Latino players to take part in MLB.
He has a career line of .310/.386/.528 with 505 home runs, 3,065 hits, and 604 doubles.
He is the only player in the history of the game with a career average of at least .300, 500 homers, 600 doubles, and a Triple Crown.
He won that majestic Triple Crown in 2012.
He is also a World Series champion (2003), a two-time AL MVP winner (2012, 2013), a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), a four-time AL batting champion (2011–2013, 2015), a two-time AL home run leader (2008, 2012), and a two-time AL RBI leader (2010, 2012).
You won’t find an active player who has earned so many awards and recognitions in the junior circuit.
Cabrera should be celebrated as one of the greatest right-handed hitters MLB has seen in the last 50 years.
His career has been amazing, and it’s cool that the Commissioner’s Office is giving him one last recognition.
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