Alex Rodriguez finally ended his home run drought Wednesday, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit 600 homers. That club isn’t likely to get many (if any) new members in the next several seasons. The active players nearest the milestone:
Player | team | Career homers |
1. Jim Thome | Twins | 577 |
2. Manny Ramirez | Dodgers | 554 |
3. Chipper Jones | Braves | 434 |
4. Vladimir Guerrero | Rangers | 428 |
5. Jason Giambi | Rockies | 412 |
6. Andruw Jones | White Sox | 403 |
7. Albert Pujols | Cardinals | 392 |
8. Jim Edmonds | Brewers | 390 |
9. Paul Konerko | White Sox | 352 |
10. Adam Dunn | Nationals | 342 |