Miami Marlins: Top 5 Miguel Cabrera Home Runs with the Organization

5. July 1, 2003: FLA 20 – ATL 1 – First Multi-Home Run Game

Okay, this may be considered a little bit of cheating since it is technically two home runs. Nevertheless, it was only the second time Cabrera hit a home run in a game in his very young career, as well as his first multi-home run game.

It came in a dumb-founding thumping of the Braves where the Marlins let-loose to drive in 20 runs total in the win. Cabrera would have four total hits in the contest which included two doubles and two home runs, an all-time game for an all-time player within a month of his career beginning.

4. September 26, 2007: FLA 7 – CHC 4 – Last Home Run as a Marlin

At this point, Cabrera was already a four-time All-Star at the age of 24 years old, and well on his way to a career that would result in Cooperstown. He finished the 2007 season with 34 home runs, which at the time was the second-most ever by a Marlins player.

On December 4, 2007, the Marlins made a trade that changed the history of the franchise forever. The organization traded Cabrera alongside Dontrelle Willis for a stockpile of prospects that included Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, and Burke Badenhop, none of whom made an All-Star appearance while with the Marlins.

3. October 15, 2003: FLA 9 – CHC 6 – Opened Game 7 of NLCS with 3-run Home Run

Cabrera was living up to the hype, but what he did during the 2003 NLCS is what made him a beloved figure in Miami until the end of time.

The then 20-year-old opened Game 7 with a three-run blast off of Kerry Wood to give the Marlins the early lead in the series finale of the NLCS. That home run eventually proved to be the difference in the Marlins advancing to their second World Series in 10 years.