By Jason Beck and Bobby Nightengale For the second time this month, the Tigers had an issue with home-plate umpire Chad Fairchild. This time it cost them American League batting leader and reigning Triple Crown champion Miguel Cabrera, who was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Phillies for arguing strikes. …read more
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By Jason Beck Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, last year’s Triple Crown winner and American League MVP, was one of the biggest draws during media day at the All-Star Game on Monday in New York. …read more
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By Corey Brock The Padres have signed a Minor League player with an intriguing background in 25-year-old second baseman Adam Buschini. Buschini recently won the Triple Crown of the Australian Baseball League, hitting .363 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs in 42 games for the Canberra Cavalry.
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By Teresa Genaro, Contributor To America’s racing fans, Gary Stevens is a Hall of Fame jockey, the man who came within a tantalizing length of winning the Triple Crown in 1997 aboard Silver Charm, the man who rode the filly Winning Colors to Kentucky Derby victory in 1998, the man who ruined Real Quiet’s Triple Crown bid in 1988.
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By Roger Schlueter Between 1920 and 2011, a Triple Crown batting season was achieved 11 times by nine different players. Miguel Cabrera‘s 2012 seasons holds up nicely, making the newest Triple Crown season — the first since 1967 — a worthy numerical addition to one of baseball’s most cherished accomplishments.
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