By hitting his first home run in more than a week Wednesday night in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-2 win over the Orioles, Miguel Cabrera moved one step closer to joining one of baseball’s most illustrious clubs.
Cabrera hit career home run No. 499 off Orioles starter Matt Harvey, a deep drive into left-center field that broke a scoreless tie and helped send Baltimore to its seventh straight loss.
For the 38-year-old Cabrera, an 11-time All-Star, four-time batting champion and two-time American League Most Valuable Player, another shot over the fence at Camden Yards on Thursday afternoon would make him just the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 career home runs.