Huge hit and historic milestone for Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera

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CHICAGO — Cameron Maybin, fielding questions for a Q and A before the game, was stumped by one:

“What is the most annoying question you get asked by the media?”

Perhaps he was just trying to be diplomatic, but he struggled for a few minutes to come up with anything particularly bothersome or tedious. Then he thought of something.

“Getting asked a question about Miggy not hitting a homer or something in a week. It’s like, this guy — we’re talking about Miguel Cabrera. That question is kind of annoying,” Maybin politely admitted.

The good news for the Detroit Tigers center fielder?

He’ll be getting a respite from that after Friday night’s game in which Cabrera delivered a signature performance, going 4-for-4 with a clutch two-run single that fueled his team’s 7-5 win against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Miguel Cabrera became only the eighth player in MLB history Friday to reach 400 home runs and 1,500 RBIs in his first 14 seasons. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

The 33-year-old slugger, the Tigers’ lone representative at the All-Star Game in San Diego last week, homered in …

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