Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera became the 28th player in MLB history to hit 500 home runs Sunday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, taking a changeup from left-handed starter Steven Matz the opposite way to right-center field.
Tigers director of player relations and authentics Jordan Field has been preparing for the historic moment since Aug. 11 at Camden Yards in Baltimore. That's when he watched Cabrera put No. 499 over the wall in left-center field.
"I have worked in baseball for nearly 20 years," Field told the Free Press before Sunday's game.