On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 3-0 and it was yet another game where Miguel Cabrera did not hit the 500th home run of his career. In fact, it was the eighth-straight homerless game for Miggy since he hit No. 499 on August 11th against the Baltimore Orioles.
Following the game, Tigers manager AJ Hinch spoke to the media and he addressed the questions about Cabrera not yet hitting No. 500.
From Detroit News:
“He’s not trying to homer every at-bat,” Hinch said following the Tigers 3-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday at Rogers Centre. “If he was at 498 we wouldn’t be talking about this. He’s going to play baseball. He’s trying to put up good at-bats.”
“We will celebrate the next homer he hits,” Hinch said. “But we’re not all waiting around for him to hit it. We’re trying to win.”
In my opinion, those who are questioning “what is going on with Miggy,” just don’t understand baseball and they certainly do not understand who Miguel Cabrera is as a hitter in 2021. Cabrera has had plenty of homerless droughts so far this season and he only has 12 home runs on the season, which is one every 8.2 games or so.
Be patient, Tigers fans! Miggy will hit his 500th home run at some point and it will be awesome!
