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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "did%20Miguel%20Cabrera%20ever%20hit%204th%20or%205th%20in%20his%20career%3F"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Yes \u2014 Miguel Cabrera has *often* hit 4th or 5th (cleanup or protection roles) in the batting order during his career. Here are some details:\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udd22 How often he hit 4th (cleanup)\n\n- Over his career, Cabrera has started **100+ games in a season batting cleanup** (that is, 4th in the lineup). For example, he did so in **2021** with the Detroit Tigers. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-cabrera-batting-lower-in-lineup?utm_source=openai))  \n- In that same article, in 2022 (when he was older), he continued to bat highly in the middle of the order (3rd or 4th) for most of his plate appearances. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-cabrera-batting-lower-in-lineup?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udd22 How often he hit 5th or lower\n\n- While the vast majority of his plate appearances were 3rd or 4th, he has occasionally started in the **5th** spot. Over his career, he has had **just 113 starts** batting 5th, with **490 plate appearances** in that spot. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-cabrera-batting-lower-in-lineup?utm_source=openai))  \n- The same source confirms that over 92% of his plate appearances were from the 3rd or 4th spot, highlighting that batting 5th was relatively rare. ([mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-cabrera-batting-lower-in-lineup?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you want, I can pull up stats for a specific season (or team) to see exactly how many times he hit 4th or 5th in those years."
    }
]