Cabrera is already a historical, while Ohtani broke through and established himself as one of the best players in baseball today.
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Miguel Cabrera, who -except for catastrophe- will reach the historical figure of 3,000 hits in the Major Leagues in the next season -with 2,987 hits-, was the most wanted player in two states of the United States: New Mexico Y Michigan.
The Venezuelan, even without having the level of previous years, remains a benchmark of baseball for both Latinos and Americans. His popularity in Michigan It is indisputable, because the Detroit Tigers are from there, a team in which “Miggy” has cemented his legacy.
Cabrera joins the Dominican Albert Pujols, Whit Merrifield, Jacob deGrom, Joey Votto, Bryce Harper, Henry Aaron and of course, Shohei Ohtani, as the most popular players / ex-players in Baseball Reference (those who lead searches in two states of the country).
But they are Shohei Ohtani’s United States. The versatile Japanese, one of a kind today capable of pitching and hitting at the level of the best in both respects, won the AL MVP award in 2021 and was the player most wanted by fans in 23 US states.
For long, Shohei is the most popular player in baseball. And no wonder, as his phenomenal skills for baseball shone more than ever last season. To offensiveHe hit .257 with 46 homers and 100 RBIs. What pitcher, his record was 9-2, with 156 strikeouts in 130.1 innings pitched and a 3.18 ERA.
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