On Monday night, newly retired Tigers great Miguel Cabrera took part in the Venezuelan edition of the home run derby. The festivities at La Rinconada Stadium in Caracas were designed to celebrate Venezuela’s favorite baseball son. Top Venezuelan players like Ronald Acuña Jr., Eugenio Suarez, and Brewers top prospect Jackson Chourio all honored Cabrera as a national baseball icon in statements to the press around the event, and the players all wore number 24 in tribute.
Acuña Jr., as one might expect, took home the crown in the home run derby in a something of a fitting transfer of the mantle of best active Venezuelan player.