⚾ Baseball Fun Fact of the Day
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Cabrera’s Triple Crown
The Fact
In 2012, Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Triple Crown — leading the league in batting average, home runs, and RBIs — the first Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Why It Matters
It ended a 45-year drought for one of baseball’s rarest offensive achievements.
- Year
- 2012
- Source
- Baseball-Reference / MLB.com
- Difficulty
- ⭐ Casual Fan
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