Watch Miguel Cabrera launch home run number 489

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty ImagesSince he arrived in a deal with the Miami Marlins back on December 4, 2007, it’s been a truism that as Miguel Cabrera goes, so go the Detroit Tigers. So far in 2021, the club is two for two when Cabrera hits a home run. His first was the artful snow globe home run on Opening Day at Comerica Park. We could sure use some more, and on Tuesday night, he delivered again.

Cabrera unloaded on a 94 mph Lucas Giolito fastball in the first inning of a contest with the Chicago White Sox. The shot was the 489th of his storied career, and it had plenty of authority behind it. With an exit velocity of 110.2 mph, Cabrera blasted this one 445 feet into the seats in deep…