Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger set the National League rookie home run record when he blasted his 39th jack of the season in the third inning of Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium.
Major League Baseball's official Twitter account relayed video of the historic moment:
MLBThe most homers EVER in a debut season. And what a debut season it is for @Cody_Bellinger. #ClimbOn https://t.co/OR14n82zUr
2017-9-23 03:25:12
According to MLB Stat of the Day on Twitter, the swing moved Bellinger past Wally Berger (1930) and Frank Robinson (1956) and into sole possession of first place on the NL rookie home run chart.