Sunday, August 22 will go down as one of the most exciting days of the Detroit Tigers’ 2021 season. In the top of the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, Miguel Cabrera sent a pitch from lefty Steven Matz sailing over the wall in right-center to become the 28th major leaguer to hit 500…
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I have to be honest, of all of the 362 baseballs Miguel Cabrera has sent over a fence in his time with the Detroit Tigers, the 500th of his storied career means little to me personally. On a Sunday in August for a third-place club, Miggy lofted a Steven Matz breaking ball over the right-center…
The Tigers are kicking off a two-game series in St. Louis this week, and we figured on this rare occasion that we see a non-Pirates NL Central team we should take a moment to see what’s going on with the Cardinals. The NL Central is in a pretty similar state of shambles that the AL
Funkhouser has been one of the Detroit Tigers’ most reliable bullpen arms all season and has made great strides since debuting in the 2020s shortened season. Despite pitching a small sample size of 17 innings last year, there are a lot of numbers to suggest a small change in approach in 2021 has led to…
We finally got there. After sitting on 499 homers for what felt like forever, Miguel Cabrera finally launched No. 500 on Sunday, further cementing his legacy among some of the game’s greatest ever hitters. His quest now turns to 3000 hits (more on that later), but this was a huge weight off his chest. For
Yesterday, Detroit Tigers fans saw history being made as Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th home run off lefty Steve Matz. The home run tied the game at 1, and Detroit would later take the series win to improve to 10-9 in August.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 24: Adam Jones #10 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates after hitting a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on May 24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
You know it’s not a big Tigers milestone if there’s not a BreakingT shirt to celebrate it, and we couldn’t resist sharing this one with you to commemorate Miguel Cabrera’s big home run. What’s great about this design is that it represents so much of Cabrera’s whole career, not just his home runs, but his
With the Tigers traveling today and no games to distract us, that leaves plenty of time for us to rewatch clips of the big 500th home run, especially ones that involve Dan Dickerson making the call. As you can see it’s also Miggy Monday over here at BYB and we’re doing all-Cabrera features for the
What a weekend! There’s so much to be said and to appreciate about Miguel Cabrera hitting his 500th home run, and getting that much closer to his all-but-certain Hall of Fame entry. As Tigers fans, it feels joyous getting to celebrate such an enormous feat in what already feels like a turning point season for
It happened. After what felt like an eternity sitting at 499, Miguel Cabrera hit number 500 on Sunday in a wild game that the Tigers would take in extra innings to clinch a series win in Toronto. Monday is yet another off day before the team takes on the Cardinals in a short two game
As Miguel Cabrera belted his 500th career home run on Sunday, and continues to close in on his 3,000th career hit, both huge milestones that make a player eligible for Hall of Fame consideration, there are other less obvious milestones that give a snapshot into the greatness of the Detroit Tiger slugger’s amazing career. Cabrera
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Indianapolis Indians 8 (box) After building a nice early lead, the Mud Hens’ bullpen imploded to let Indy back in the game, but they eventually pulled it out with late innings’ heroics. As a result they took the series four games to two, and now hold a 53-42 record. The Hens
Aug 22, 2021; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera (24) hits a solo homerun against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning at Rogers Centre. The homerun was the 500th of his career. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
History was made in Toronto on Sunday. Miguel Cabrera launched home run number 500 of his Hall of Fame career in the sixth inning, and the Tigers rallied late to pull out a close fought game in 11 innings. Drew Hutchison made his second start for the Tigers in this one, and it didn’t go
The first Tiger to ever hit their 500th home run while wearing the Olde English D. Let me just first say: THANK CATS. Not that I object to watching baseball games with a bit of stress– it would be difficult to be a Tigers fan if so– but it was starting to get a bit
This afternoon, as the Tigers were on their first Canadian road trip since 2019, a long-awaited milestone became a reality for Miguel Cabrera, as he hit his 500th career home run in Sunday’s series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Since the first game of the 2021 season, we have been counting down the big
The weekend series between the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays has unexpectedly produced a pair of pitcher’s duels thus far, with the former taking Friday night’s affair in extra innings while the latter struck back on Saturday with a shutout win of their own. Today, the two will tangle once more to decide who
Well this one was a bit of a reversal from Friday night’s contest. A tight, well pitched game where the Blue Jays scored first once again, but this time the Tigers lineup didn’t have the mojo for a comeback and fell 3-0 to even the series at a game apiece. Much like Tyler Alexander on
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