Venezuelan baseball player

Miguel Cabrera

José Miguel Cabrera Torres, nicknamed Miggy, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers. Debuting in 2003, he was a two-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner, a four-time AL batting champion, and a 12-time MLB All-Star. Although he primarily played in left and right field before 2006, he spent the majority of his major league career at first and third base. He claimed the 17th MLB Triple Crown in 2012, the first to do so in 45 seasons.

Born

1983

April 18

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Miguel, in brief

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Key dates

1983 Born

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1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.
1518 Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland.

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The world in 1983

When Miguel arrived

april 12 Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
april 25 Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
april 25 Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
april 28 The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

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Aaron Peirsol 1983– American swimmer Amber Tamblyn 1983– American actress, author, model, director Ashleigh Ball 1983– Canadian voice actress and musician Brent Hayden 1983– Canadian swimmer Cheryl 1983– English singer and TV personality Chris Higgins 1983– American ice hockey player Clint Dempsey 1983– American soccer player Flying Lotus 1983– American rapper, DJ, and producer James Wade 1983– English darts player

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