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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
A-Rod's Road To 600
Alex Rodriguez became the seventh player in major league history to hit 600 home runs Wednesday. Here's how he got there.
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Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to straightaway center field in the first inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, off Shaun Marcum. It came on a 2-0 pitch with Derek Jeter on first and two out.
Rodriguez had hit only one home run off Marcum in 17 at-bats before Thursday.
Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to join the 600 Club, and the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone, behind Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa.
His 600th HR ended a 12-game homerless slump and came exactly three years to the day after his 500th homer.
Rodriguez's 17th homer of the season sailed over the center field wall and landed in Monument Park, allowing a stadium worker to fetch him the ball.
After coming out for a curtain call, Rodriguez received congratulations from teammates in the Yankees dugout. Many had raised their arms in joy when he finally connected.
He had gone 46 at-bats between home runs Nos. 599 and 600 -- 25 more than Willie Mays, who needed 21 at-bats to reach the milestone in 1970.
A-Rod hit his 599th off Robinson Tejeda of the Kansas City Royals last Thursday at Yankee Stadium.
A-Rod turned 35 last Tuesday, putting his home run pace far ahead of the rest. Ruth had been the youngest to hit 600, reaching the mark in 1931 at 36 years, 196 days. The Sultan of Swat did it in fewer games, though -- 2,044 to 2,227 for Rodriguez.
A-Rod's Road To 600
Alex Rodriguez became the seventh player in major league history to hit 600 home runs Wednesday. Here's how he got there.
Photo gallery
Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to straightaway center field in the first inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, off Shaun Marcum. It came on a 2-0 pitch with Derek Jeter on first and two out.
Rodriguez had hit only one home run off Marcum in 17 at-bats before Thursday.
Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to join the 600 Club, and the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone, behind Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa.
His 600th HR ended a 12-game homerless slump and came exactly three years to the day after his 500th homer.
Rodriguez's 17th homer of the season sailed over the center field wall and landed in Monument Park, allowing a stadium worker to fetch him the ball.
After coming out for a curtain call, Rodriguez received congratulations from teammates in the Yankees dugout. Many had raised their arms in joy when he finally connected.
He had gone 46 at-bats between home runs Nos. 599 and 600 -- 25 more than Willie Mays, who needed 21 at-bats to reach the milestone in 1970.
A-Rod hit his 599th off Robinson Tejeda of the Kansas City Royals last Thursday at Yankee Stadium.
A-Rod turned 35 last Tuesday, putting his home run pace far ahead of the rest. Ruth had been the youngest to hit 600, reaching the mark in 1931 at 36 years, 196 days. The Sultan of Swat did it in fewer games, though -- 2,044 to 2,227 for Rodriguez.
Congrats to him. I can't believe I missed it live, fucking day games
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