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Teammates, fellow baseball players, and athletes from other sports all took to Twitter to congratulate Miguel Cabrera after the Tigers slugger became the first American League Triple Crown winner since 1967. Here's some of what was said about the accomplishment, first from his Detroit Tigers teammates:
Congrats to the best player in baseball @miguelcabrera #triplecrown #mvp. Now let's get the ring for the D!
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) October 4, 2012
What an honor to play beside the greatest hitter in the game! #triplecrown #playoffslockerz.com/s/250077479
— Drew Smyly (@SmylyD) October 4, 2012
We've got a few former Tigers with congratulatory messages for Cabrera as well:
Congratulations to Miguel Cabrera on winning the American League Triple Crown. Thanks for making baseball the best sport.
— Dmitri Young (@DaMeathookYoung) October 4, 2012
Congrats to my boy Miggy on the #TripleCrown straight beast mode this year. What an awesome dude and a straight freak at the plate!
— Casper Wells (@UpstateBaller) October 4, 2012
Next up we'll have some fellow Major Leaguers, including Mike Trout -- who he'll be directly competing with for the 2012 AL MVP award -- and former MVP Josh Hamilton:
Huge Congrats to @miguelcabrera for winning the #TripleCrown !!
— Mike Trout (@Trouty20) October 4, 2012
Congrats @miguelcabrera on the #TripleCrown! MVP is next!
— Josh Hamilton (@thejoshhamilton) October 4, 2012
We even have some athletes from outside the world of baseball, including LeBron James (among others):
I don't know him but I give pros where pros is due. Congrats to @miguelcabrera on getting the #TripleCrown #45YearDrought #Amazing
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 4, 2012
@miguelcabrera Spectacular regular season.Congrats.If that isn't #MVP worthy then I don't know what the hell is.
— Mike Commodore (@commie22) October 4, 2012
S/o to my boy @miguelcabrera for winning the #TripleCrown!!! #Detroit
— Ndamukong Suh (@ndamukong_suh) October 4, 2012
Id like to congratulate @miguelcabrera on a truly amazing feat! This is a great day for you, the city and team of Detroit, and baseball fans
— Barry Sanders (@BarrySanders) October 4, 2012
Cabrera and the Tigers will again be in action when they host the AL West champion Oakland Athletics on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on TBS.