The Venezuelan Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers Detroit posted a historic streak of consecutive at-bats hitting in the majors in 2021.
Without a doubt this is one of the best hitters in the history of the MLB; It was not enough for him to go 4-4 in recent days, but he achieved his streak of 9 at-bats by hitting consecutively.
Now the slugger Miguel Cabrera He is the first Detroit Tigers player to have a streak like this since Walt Dropo did it 12 straight at-bats in 1952.
Miguel at 38 years old continues to do things that he had never done throughout his career and that perhaps many thought he would not achieve.
It’s no secret that after he hit his 500th homer in the majors, his offense has improved thanks to the fact that he doesn’t bring that pressure on his shoulders and he can work more calmly, his numbers say it all.
In his last 30 games, the man from Caracas has hit 308. with 5 homers, 18 RBIs and 31 hits, averaging one hit per game. Not to mention his most recent 7 games, his AVG is 545. with 1 homer, 8 RBIs and 12 hits.
8 straight hits for @Miguel Cabrera.
He’s the first Tiger in the expansion was to hit in eight consecutive plate appearances. pic.twitter.com/COP7GMal1N
– MLB (@MLB) September 10, 2021
That streak stopped when he was struck out, however, hitting 10-9 at age 38 when everyone thinks you’re done is not related to anything to do with the term “Bad.”
How far is it from 3,000 hits?
This was the 2,973 hit of Miguel Cabrera In the majors, he’s 27 over 3,000 and 14 away from matching Sam RIce and continuing to drop on the all-time hit list in the league. MLB.
The Tigers have 20 games left on the schedule and Miggy needs 27 to go, if he continues at the pace he is going he will certainly catch up.