All Lions

Ex-Lions QB Matthew Stafford Present at Comerica Park for Miguel Cabrera's 3,000th Hit

Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd Major League Baseball player to reach 3,000 hits.

John Maakaron

In this story:

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly are visiting Detroit for the groundbreaking ceremony of an expansion to the SAY Detroit Play Center.

SAY Detroit is an after-school program for students between the ages of eight to 18 years old. 

The Staffords donated $1 million toward the expansion, prior to Matthew's departure for the Los Angeles Rams. 

“This is a game-changer for SAY Play,’’ Mitch Albom said in a statement. “It enables us to accommodate a much larger number of students in a first-class learning structure, providing a wide gamut of educational choices. We are grateful to Kelly and Matthew, and the other funders, who made this dream possible." 

The Lions traded Stafford last offseason, but the Super Bowl-winning quarterback has oftentimes stated Detroit is still considered a home to his family. 

He and his family still plan to visit the Detroit community often, with their present trip being a prime example. 

On Saturday afternoon, Matthew and Kelly were spotted down at Comerica Park, as the Detroit Tigers were facing the Colorado Rockies. 

Miguel Cabrera recorded a first-inning single off of Colorado right-hander Antonio Senzatela to become the 33rd player in Major League Baseball history to record at least 3,000 hits.

Join the AllLions Community

Become a premium AllLions member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and gets you a FREE subscription to Sports Illustrated! Click on the link below for more.

BECOME A MEMBER

Published
John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

Home/OnePride+