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This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run) or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. [a] He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007.
Has hit 7 career home runs, but only 4 while playing in the pitcher position. While Lorenzen sometimes plays outfield, his other 3 home runs were as a pinch hitter. Lorenzen hit home runs on back-to-back nights against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018—a solo home run as pitcher on June 29, and a grand slam as a pinch hitter on June 30. [51]
McCutchen hit his first walk-off home run on August 25, off Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies. McCutchen finished his rookie season batting .286/.365/.471, with nine triples (sixth in the National League), an 81.48 stolen base percentage (6th), 12 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases in 108 games. [ 20 ]
Cruz's river shot on Saturday was the 75th home run to go into the Allegheny during the 24-year history of PNC Park, according to MLB.com. Forty-nine players in total have reached the river, but ...
He now has 10 more home runs than MLB's second-leading home-run hitter, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter and NL MVP favorite Shohei Ohtani. Judge has surpassed the 50-home-run plateau for the ...
In his first at-bat of spring training, Juan Soto belted a 426-foot solo home run to begin his new tenure with the Mets on Saturday at Clover Park.
An offshoot of hitting for the cycle, a "home run cycle" is when a player hits a solo home run, two-run home run, three-run home run, and grand slam all in one game. This is an extremely rare feat, as it requires the batter not only to hit four home runs in the game but also to hit the home runs with a specific number of runners already on base.
On April 12, 2009, Stairs' game-winning home run against the Colorado Rockies was the last home run called by broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died unexpectedly less than 24 hours later. [ 26 ] Stairs faced Broxton again in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 2009 NLCS rematch between the Phillies and Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.