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This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play
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.
The Home Run Derby is an annual home run hitting competition in Major League Baseball (MLB) customarily held the day before the MLB All-Star Game, which places the contest on a Monday in July. In the context of the competition a "home run" consists of hitting a baseball in fair territory out of the playing field on the fly.
The earliest known Little League home run discovered as of 2018 was made by Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers versus the Cleveland Naps on September 10, 1911, [6] nearly 28 years before the Little League organization itself was founded and thus available to lend its name to such a play.
[3] [4] However, McGwire was traded from the American League's (AL) Oakland Athletics to the National League's (NL) St. Louis Cardinals midway through the season [3] and his individual AL and NL home run totals (34 and 24, respectively) did not qualify to lead either league. [5] [6] The first home run champion in the National League was George ...
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.
Major League Baseball announced changes to the 2024 All-Star Home Run Derby on Sunday. The event will be held on July 15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
In Flick Home Run!, the objective is to swipe across the screen to hit a baseball that is being pitched to you. Depending on the game mode (Minor Challenge, Major Challenge, Moonstar Bonus, Multiplayer, Training, Bunt Master, Total Balls, Faster & Faster, Giant Unit, Moto Cutter, Moonstar Bonus II, or Called Shot) your objective is to either hit the ball as far as possible, land the ball in a ...