Miguel Cabrera Marquee

He was 20 when Florida called him up in June 2003, and the Marlins won the World Series that fall. Nine years later, with Detroit, he won the Triple Crown, which no one had done since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. He was Most Valuable Player in 2012 and again in 2013, and he led the American League in home runs, in doubles and in runs batted in twice each.

He batted .306 across 21 seasons with 627 doubles and 1,881 runs batted in. He reached 3,000 hits on April 23, 2022, having already passed 500 home runs, and only seven men in the record have both. He was chosen for twelve All-Star teams and won seven Silver Sluggers.

The end was long. From 2018 through 2023 he played 571 games and hit 49 home runs, against 875 games and 185 home runs in the six seasons before. He finished after 2023 with 3,174 hits and 511 home runs, 21 seasons spent with two clubs. No Hall of Fame ballot has carried his name yet.