Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is one of the most cerebral hitters the game of baseball has ever seen.
A career .320 hitter, Cabrera is a superstar heavyweight boxer, champion chess player and big kid wrapped into a 6’4”, 240-pound frame.
MLB pitchers who stare into the batter’s box at Cabrera know they have to outsmart the Triple Crown winner. While some pitching staffs do have success against this 30-year-old Venezuela native, most find themselves kicking dirt in disgust.
This includes staffs from the AL Central Division. Per Baseball-Reference statistics, Cabrera has batted .320 (463-for-1,445) with 88 home runs, 89 doubles and 293 RBI in 380 career games against teams in this division.
While impressive, Cabrera has given five other teams outside the AL Central absolute fits in his 10-year career. These victims of Cabrera’s brute wrath (minimum 150 plate appearances), are the subject of this slideshow.
Source of Stats: Baseball-Reference.com and MLB.com