MLB’s 3,000-hit club got a new member on Saturday.
In his first at-bat against the Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera singled to right field for the 3,000th hit of his 20-year big-league career.
Cabrera joined rare company by reaching the milestone. He’s now one of just three players in MLB history, along with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, with career marks of at least 3,000 hits, 500 home runs and a .300 batting average.
He’s also the 33rd player to reach 3,000 hits and the first since St.