Last night Miguel Cabrera smacked his 250th career homer, which is remarkable considering he won’t be 28 years old for another two weeks.
Cabrera’s birthday is April 18, which means this is officially his “age-28 season.” Here are the all-time leaders in homers through age 28:
| Alex Rodriguez | 381 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 350 |
| Jimmie Foxx. | 343 |
| Eddie Mathews | 338 |
| Mickey Mantle | 320 |
| Albert Pujols | 319 |
| Mel Ott | 306 |
| Andruw Jones | 301 |
| Juan Gonzalez | 301 |
| Hank Aaron | 298 |
Cabrera doesn’t crack the top 10, but he is tied for 17th with Willie Mays and still has another 157 games to add to his through-age-28 total. He’s averaged 36 homers per season since joining the Tigers, so assuming he ends up with a total of 36 this year Cabrera will finish his age-28 season with 288, which would rank 12th all time sandwiched between Frank Robinson (291) and Adam Dunn (278).