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This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues.Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club.
Shohei Ohtani hit a 493-foot home run Friday night — the longest of his major league career — to become the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1. The Los Angeles Angels' two ...
Shohei Ohtani added another highlight to his amazing June with the longest home run of his major league career, becoming the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1. It was only a ...
The blast, of course, was the longest home run of the season hit by a pitcher. But it came in second in exit velocity to a 116.7 mph home run hit by Ohtani earlier this season.
Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs eight times, the second most such titles in MLB history. Mark McGwire led the league in home runs 4 times including 52, 65, and record-breaking 70 home run seasons. His 58 home runs in 1997 led neither league due to a mid-season trade which split this total across 2 leagues.
June 25: Most home runs in a calendar month – 19 by Sammy Sosa (extended to 20 on June 30). September 8: Most home runs, season – 62 by Mark McGwire ; later extended to 70. Sosa also broke the 37-year-old record held by Roger Maris and was briefly the sole record-holder, hitting his 66th home run of the season (which would be his final ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani really wanted a splash hit into San Francisco's McCovey Cove, and he came oh so close Tuesday night. Ohtani’s 446-foot drive for the Dodgers during a 10-2 win against the Giants landed above the brick facade in right-center for the longest home run at Oracle Park in nearly two years — since Christian Walker connected for a 461-foot drive against Alex ...
Mark Vientos belted a 451-foot home run over the camera well in straightaway center field to give the Mets a 5-2 lead over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.