home run
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The all-time leader is Mike Hessman, who hit 433 home runs in 19 minor league seasons. — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "Morning Briefing: Cody Decker is king of this minor feat," 9 July 2019 New York Mets rookie slugger Pete Alonso has hit 30 home runs in his All-Star campaign. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Pete Alonso earned more for Home Run Derby win than he will entire season," 9 July 2019 Alonso has hit 30 home runs this year and will play in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. — Tom Withers, The Denver Post, "Pete Alonso edges Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for 2019 Home Run Derby title," 8 July 2019 Alonso has hit 30 home runs this year and will play in Tuesday night's All-Star Game. — CBS News, "Mets rookie Pete Alonso wins MLB All-Star Home Run Derby," 8 July 2019 Alonso, making the major league minimum of $555,000 this season, has hit 30 home runs. — chicagotribune.com, "Mets’ Pete Alonso outduels fellow rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to win Home Run Derby," 8 July 2019 Jeimer Candelario keyed the Tigers’ comeback efforts, hitting two home runs. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers lose to Red Sox again after another long rain delay, 10-6," 7 July 2019 No team has ever had more than nine different players hit at least 15 home runs in a season. — Jared Diamond, WSJ, "How the Twins—Yes, the Twins—Built Baseball’s Most Powerful Lineup," 18 June 2019 The Razorbacks also feature five batters hitting better than .300 and five that have hit at least 10 home runs. — Mike Malloy, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida State pushes to extend hot streak at College World Series," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'home run.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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