Tigers' Cabrera becomes 8th youngest to hit 400 career home runs
Miguel Cabrera continues to cross milestones off his list in what's shaping up to be a Hall of Fame career.
The Detroit Tigers first baseman belted the 400th home run of his career on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals to move him into a tie for 52nd on the all-time list while simultaneously passing fellow countryman Andres Galarraga for the most by a Venezuelan-born player.
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The blast was his 10th of the season and fourth in his last three games, as Cabrera reached the milestone in 6,959 at-bats.
| Rank | Player | HR | AB | HR/AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Billy Williams | 426 | 9350 | 21.94 |
| 49 | Darrell Evans | 414 | 8973 | 21.67 |
| 50 | Alfonso Soriano | 412 | 7750 | 18.81 |
| 51 | Duke Snider | 407 | 7161 | 17.59 |
| 52 | Miguel Cabrera | 400 | 6959 | 17.39 |
| 52 | Adrian Beltre | 400 | 9293 | 23.23 |
At 32 years and 28 days old, Cabrera becomes the eighth-youngest player in MLB history to reach the 400 home run milestone. New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez owns the record at 29 years and 316 days.
Cabrera, who has spent the last eight seasons in Detroit, sits 137 home runs shy of Al Kaline for the franchise record with 262.
Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers hit his 400th homer on Friday.