Heading into Thursday’s game against the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers DH Miguel Cabrera needed just one more hit to reach 3,000 for his amazing career.
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With runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth inning, Cabrera stepped to the plate with what was likely going to be his final at-bat of the game. (It was)
Instead of getting a chance to hit, Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the decision to intentionally walk Cabrera to load the bases and set up a lefty on lefty matchup.
Though it was certainly the smart baseball move, Boone was booed by the fans at Comerica Park and they chanted, “Yankees suck!”
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Following the game, Cabrera spoke to the media and he said that he was not mad that he was intentionally walked.
“No, my on-base percentage went up,” Cabrera said.
“I got three chances,” Cabrera added. “That’s the game. The beautiful game of baseball.”
"I got three chances," Cabrera said. 'That's the game. The beautiful game of baseball." https://t.co/zfkYaL24Jz
— Cody Stavenhagen (@CodyStavenhagen) April 21, 2022
Miggy went on to say that a lot of kids were telling him how they skipped school to come and see him chase 3,000.
“I got a lot of kids telling me, ‘I skipped school.’ I said, ‘No, don’t do that! That’s not OK! Get to school!'”
Miguel Cabrera: "I got a lot of kids telling me, 'I skipped school.' I said, 'No, don't do that! That's not OK! Get to school!'"
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) April 21, 2022
3 MLB Prop Bets to Target on Thursday 4/21/22
Player props can be useful in a variety of ways — from taking advantage of them straight up (to the tune of cold hard cash) to measuring a player’s potential to produce in daily fantasy baseball on FanDuel. Here, we’re going to focus on the former.
Utilizing our projections as a guide and looking at the odds provided at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are some spots where you can find value today in the prop-betting market.
Please note that betting lines and our game projections may change throughout the day after this article is published. Also, the weather may be an issue in some locations.
