Aaron Decide is the most recent member of the 300 residence run membership.
Wednesday evening at Assured Price Area in Chicago (GameTracker), the New York Yankees star took Chicago White Sox right-hander Chad Kuhl deep for his three hundredth profession residence run, and in doing so turned the quickest to 300 homers in historical past. It is not shut both. Decide hit his three hundredth homer in his 955th profession sport. The earlier file was held by Corridor of Famer Ralph Kiner, who hit his three hundredth residence run in his 1,087th sport.
Right here is Decide’s milestone blast, which got here after an intentional stroll to Juan Soto:
Ryan Howard (1,093) and Juan Gonzalez (1,096) are the one gamers to achieve 300 residence runs in fewer than 1,100 video games. Decide can be the quickest to 300 residence runs when it comes to at-bats. He hit his three hundredth in his 3,431st profession at-bat. The earlier file was held by Babe Ruth, who hit his three hundredth homer in his 3,830th at-bat. Once more, Decide did not simply set the file. He shattered it. As properly, Decide joins Mark McGwire as the one gamers to achieve 300 residence runs earlier than reaching 1,000 hits.
“If it comes with a win, it will imply one thing,” Decide mentioned final week about approaching 300 residence runs (by way of New York Put up). “It is not what we play for. I simply wish to put us in place.”
Regardless of a sluggish April, Decide is doubtlessly in place to problem his personal American League single-season residence run file. His three hundredth profession residence run was additionally his forty third homer in 122 staff video games this season. In 2022, the yr he set the AL file with 62 residence runs, Decide hit 46 homers via the staff’s first 122 video games.
Decide is at the moment on tempo for 57 residence runs and all it takes is one sizzling streak to bump him as much as a 62-homer tempo. Earlier this yr, Decide had stretches with 14 homers in 24 video games (Could 5-31) and 9 homers in 15 video games (June 8-26). When he will get sizzling, he will get very sizzling, and the house runs are available in bunches. One other record-setting season is inside attain.
Because it stands, Decide is simply the fourth participant in Yankees historical past with three 40-homer seasons, becoming a member of Ruth (11), Lou Gehrig (5), and Mickey Mantle (4). Decide is positioned to turn out to be the fifth participant ever with three 50-homer seasons:
- Mark McGwire: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Babe Ruth: 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928
- Sammy Sosa: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Alex Rodriguez: 2001, 2002, 2007
Decide hit 52 residence runs in 2007, which set a brand new rookie file (Pete Alonso broke it with 53 homers in 2019), plus 62 homers in 2022. He must hit seven homers in New York’s remaining 40 video games to turn out to be the fifth participant ever with three 50-homer seasons.
The 32-year-old slugger entered play Wednesday with a .332/.466/.699 batting line and 6 extra residence runs than some other participant. Shohei Ohtani is second within the league with 37 homers. Along with residence runs, Decide additionally leads baseball in RBI (107), extra-base hits (72), complete bases (301), and plenty of different classes.
Decide is the 162nd member of the 300 residence run membership. Marcell Ozuna (271), Salvador Perez (268), and Kyle Schwarber (274) are subsequent in line to achieve the milestone.
