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08-04-2010, 10:38 PM
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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez ended a 46 at-bat homerless skid to reach the 600 club on Wednesday.
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 over the middle of the plate with Derek Jeter on first and two out.
At 35 years, 8 days, Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to join the 600 Club, and the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone.
He raised a hand slightly in triumph as he rounded first base, then completed his home run trot. He joined an elite club that includes Barry Bonds (762), Henry Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630) and Sammy Sosa (609). After Rodriguez, the next-youngest member of the 600 club is its' first -- Ruth, at 36 years, 196 days.
"[I'm] defintely glad it's over and I defintely enjoyed that moment and enjoyed the win," he said after the game, a 5-1 Yankees victory that prevented a Toronto 3-game series sweep. "We needed a win today ... we needed to stop the bleeding a little bit. That's a very good team over there."
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez ended a 46 at-bat homerless skid to reach the 600 club on Wednesday.
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 over the middle of the plate with Derek Jeter on first and two out.
At 35 years, 8 days, Rodriguez became the youngest player in history to join the 600 Club, and the seventh player in baseball history to reach the milestone.
He raised a hand slightly in triumph as he rounded first base, then completed his home run trot. He joined an elite club that includes Barry Bonds (762), Henry Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630) and Sammy Sosa (609). After Rodriguez, the next-youngest member of the 600 club is its' first -- Ruth, at 36 years, 196 days.
"[I'm] defintely glad it's over and I defintely enjoyed that moment and enjoyed the win," he said after the game, a 5-1 Yankees victory that prevented a Toronto 3-game series sweep. "We needed a win today ... we needed to stop the bleeding a little bit. That's a very good team over there."