Miguel Cabrera has joined an elite club, recording his 3,000th career hit with a single off Antonio Senzatela against the Colorado Rockies. Cabrera is also just the seventh player in major league history with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez.
Cabrera has been an utter force of nature at the plate from nearly the moment he entered the league, and he is still a daunting presence in his 20th season. A career .310 hitter, he led major league baseball in batting average four times, hitting over .320 for five years straight. He won the 2012 AL MVP with a .330/.393/.606 line, earning the first Triple Crown in 45 years, and won the MVP award again the next year by hitting .348/.442/.636, with 44 home runs in both seasons. In addition to those laurels, Cabrera has won seven Silver Sluggers and helped lead the Marlins to the 2003 World Series title.
As befitting his status as a universally respected veteran, Cabrera’s accomplishment was celebrated by some of the biggest names in baseball.
Congrats @MiguelCabrera 3k!!! 🔥🔥🔥
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) April 23, 2022
Congrats to the legend @MiguelCabrera on 3000!
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) April 23, 2022
Just watched @MiguelCabrera get his 3000th hit. Arguably the best right handed hitter of all time.
— Kevin Pillar (@KPILLAR4) April 23, 2022
Huge congrats to @MiguelCabrera on 3k hits!! One of the best to ever do it! https://t.co/D1ruYuTS86
— Brent Suter (@bruter24) April 23, 2022
Felicitaciones @MiguelCabrera nos gozamos contigo todos los venezolanos 🇻🇪🇻🇪👏👏🙏 pic.twitter.com/mIaXaH9DLB
— Robinson Chirinos (@robinson28ch) April 23, 2022
Congrats @MiguelCabrera on 3000!! #greatness
— Mitch Haniger (@M_Hanny17) April 23, 2022
🔥🔥3000 hits HISTORIA my Brother 🔥🔥@MiguelCabrera pic.twitter.com/MFZzXkaU4q
— eduardo jose escobar (@escobardelapica) April 23, 2022
Wow 3000. Way to go my brother pic.twitter.com/PwXSO1B6Uf
— Dontrelle Willis (@DTrainMLB) April 23, 2022
One of the greatest teammates and smartest hitters I’ve ever met. Congrats to the goat!!! https://t.co/2VPB2G2lfU
— Derek Holland (@Dutch_Oven45) April 23, 2022
In that pitch ten fold. Just having a guy, fresh off a triple crown, tell you one of your pitches plays is so big for a rookie, and definitely helped me build confidence as a big leaguer. Something I’ll never forget. So congrats Miggy, you truly are a legend.
— Trevor “IamTrevorMay” May (@IamTrevorMay) April 23, 2022