Toronto — AJ Hinch understands where the questions are coming from. He, like everyone else, cannot wait to celebrate Miguel Cabrera's 500th home run. But, as he says almost daily now, that's not the primary focus for him, for the Tigers or, honestly, for Cabrera.
"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."
Cabrera, who struck out to end the game, went 0-for-3 with a walk Saturday.