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This article is about the 2016 Major League Home Run Leaders
List of Major League Home Run Leaders[edit]
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit a long distance from home plate where the ball goes over the fence allowing the batter to be able able to circle all the bases ending back at home plate, scoring himself and any other runner who was on base, with no errors by the defensive team on the play. The feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory without it first touching the ground, which a home run. There is also the inside-the-park home run, where the batter rounds the bases while the ball is still in play anywhere in fair territory. In Major League Baseball, a player in each league wins the home run title each season by hitting the most home runs a year. The most home runs in a single season came from Mark Mcgwire in 1998 with 70 long balls.
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Top 10 American League Home Run Leaders[edit]
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Trumbo | BAL | 47 |
| Brian Donzier | MIN | 43 |
| Nelson Cruz | SEA | 43 |
| Khris Davis | OAK | 42 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | TOR | 42 |
| Chris Carter | NYY | 41 |
| Robinson Cano | SEA | 39 |
| Todd Frazier | CHW | 39 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DET | 38 |
| Chris Davis | BAL | 38 |
Top 10 National League Home Run Leaders[edit]
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | COL | 41 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC | 39 |
| Matt Kemp | ATL | 34 |
| Jay Bruce | NYM | 33 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | 33 |
| Adam Duvall | CIN | 33 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 32 |
| Yasmany Tomas | ARI | 31 |
| Jedd Gyorko | STL | 30 |
| Ryan Braun | MlL | 30 |
Top 10 American League Distance leaders[edit]
| Player | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | NYY | 409.54 |
| Kris Davis | OAK | 402.20 |
| Joey Gallo | TEX | 421.56 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | HOU | 375.89 |
| Manny Machado | BAL | 414.24 |
| Miguel Sano | MIN | 418.00 |
| Kendrys Morales | TOR | 415.17 |
| Robinson Cano | NYY | 397.17 |
| Corey Dickerson | TB | 410.50 |
| Nelson Cruz | SEA | 412.14 |
Top 10 National League Distance Leaders[edit]
| Player | Team | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | COL | 407.21 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC | 405.10 |
| Matt Kemp | ATL | 407.88 |
| Jay Bruce | NYM | 400.61 |
| Freddie Freeman | ATL | 401.67 |
| Adam Duvall | CIN | 399.60 |
| Anthony Rizzo | CHC | 400.83 |
| Yasmany Tomas | CHC | 403.8 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | NYM | 409.26 |
| Jedd Gyorko | STL | 402.1 |
Events[edit]
On September 24, Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles hit Home Run number 47 to break a new Home run record for most Home Runs hit by a Baltimore Oriole.
Kris Bryant became the youngest Cub in Chicago Cubs history to hit 39 Home Runs.
Minnesota Twins, Brian Dozier set an American League record for most Home Runs hit by a second baseman.
Nolan Arenado led all third basemen in the National League in Home runs.
Miguel Cabrera is the oldest active DH to hit over 30 home runs in the 2016 season
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cubs slugger Kris Bryant captures NL MVP award". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Yoenis Cespedes Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltrad01.shtml.
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- ^ "List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders". Wikipedia. 2017-04-21.
- ^ "Mark Trumbo Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Brian Dozier Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Anthony Rizzo Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Chris Carter Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Joey Gallo Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Chris Davis Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Ryan Braun Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Matt Kemp Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Nelson Cruz Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Adam Duvall Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Jay Bruce Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Kendrys Morales Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Yasmany Tomas Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ^ "Jedd Gyorko Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-08.