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Twins Become 1st Team in MLB History to Hit 300 HRs in a Season

Major League Baseball's season of unprecedented power continued on Thursday as the Minnesota Twins became the first team in league history to smack 300 home runs in a single season.

Twins designated hitter Jonathan Schoop's seventh-inning, two-run shot off the Detroit Tigers' Jose Cisnero gave Minnesota 300 homers for the year:

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A Willians Astudillo solo homer in the eighth gave the Twins 301 home runs with three regular-season games remaining.

MLB teams have averaged a historic high of 1.