DETROIT (WWJ) - Baseball fans in Detroit hope today is the day Tigers star Miguel Cabrera finally achieves his 3,000 hits and the chances are high after the slugger's chance was delayed for the second time Friday evening.
After the New York Yankees intentionally walked Cabrera at the bottom of the eighth inning on Thursday to a chorus of boos from the crowd, tens of thousands of Tigers fans flooded the gates at Comerica Park Friday evening to share in baseball history.
But Mother Nature had other plans.
Cabrera's chance at entering the 3,000-hit club was stalled yet another day when heavy rain showers moved into the Detroit area, effectively postponing Friday's game against the Colorado Rockies an hour before it was scheduled to start at Comerica Park.
The game will be made up as the second game of a split doubleheader on Saturday, April 23 at 6:40 p.m., following the originally scheduled game at 1:10 p.m.
Many fans hoping to see Cabrera's 3,000th hit were left frustrated after the announcement. It was initially reported that the Tigers will honor paid tickets from Friday's game for game two of Saturday's doubleheader, or can be exchanged at the Comerica Park Box Office for any game for the rest of the season.
WWJ Newsradio 950's Jeff Lesson confirmed that those who had tickets to Friday's postponed game will get an email from the Tigers offering fans the chance to exchange Game 2 tickets - Friday's postponed game - for Game 1 tickets, but only in person at the box office.
The Box Office opened Saturday morning at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. to take care of fans.
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The baseball star has been on top of his game since the start of the 2022 where he started only 13 hits away from the 3,000-hit club. In the 12 games he has played, Cabrera is batting .308 and has 12 hits on the year.
It is very likely Cabrera will give Detroit fans the chance to see him join the prestigious club on Saturday.
When Cabrera snags his next hit, he will be only the seventh player to have 3,000 hits and 500 home runs — Cabrera scored his 500th home in 2021.
"He's in a good place," manger AJ Hinch said to The Detroit News. "He's been in a good place. I think he's handled all of this, even dating back to the 500-homer chase last year, with a ton of class and dignity and humanity and passion and appreciation — you name the word. We love that.
"Miggy is authentic. Every day he shows up, his is what we get. He's as authentic as they come."
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