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Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera joins 500 home run club
Miguel Cabrera is now a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball.
Cabrera put an exclamation point on his career when he became the 28th member of the 500 home run club with a sixth-inning blast for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
The 38-year-old Cabrera connected on a 1-1 pitch from left-hander Steven Matz, sending the ball over the scoreboard in right-center field. The 400-foot homer tied the score at 1. The Tigers won the game 5-3 in 11 innings.
The 14,685 fans at Rogers Centre rose for a standing ovation as Cabrera rounded the bases. After celebrating with his teammates, the Tigers slugger came out of the dugout to accept a curtain call, taking off his helmet and bowing to the crowd behind Detroit's dugout. .......(more)
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32067352/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-joins-500-home-run-club
