{"id":1400058,"date":"2021-08-17T19:22:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T23:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1400058"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:28:42","slug":"how-many-mlb-players-have-hit-500-home-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/how-many-mlb-players-have-hit-500-home-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many MLB Players Have Hit 500 Home Runs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While Major League Baseball<\/a>‘s 500 home run club isn't looked at as highly by some as it used to be, it's still one of the most elite clubs in sports. Of the approximately 20,000 different players who have stepped foot on an MLB diamond over the last century and a half, only 28 have reached the milestone, the latest being Miguel Cabrera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 28 that have reached 500 career regular-season home runs, 15 were right-handed, 11 were left-handed, and only two were switch-hitters. Six members of the club are also part of the highly prestigious 3,000 hit club, which currently has just 32 members. At 32 years and eight days old, Alex Rodriguez<\/a> was the youngest member to join the 500 home run club, while Ted Williams was the oldest at 41 years and 291 days old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five hundred home runs used to essentially guarantee induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Still, a few Hall-eligible members of the club, specifically Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Rafael Palmeiro have been denied entry for years, given the fact they've all been linked to steroids. And A. Rod will likely get the same treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who was the first to reach the historic milestone? We're betting you probably already know that answer, but we'll go ahead and dive in anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babe Ruth was the first to 500 home runs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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