I get it: There have been so many home runs this year, it’s sometimes hard to get excited about it. The last time, around 1998 or so, we fell hard for all of it and wound up burned because we wouldn’t believe our own lyin’ eyes.
Still, home runs are irresistible. Two teams this week saw their home run records fall: the Mets, thanks to Pete Alonso, and the Royals, when Jorge Soler hit No. 39 (they were the last team to be without a 40-homer player until Soler took care of that Wednesday).
When you look at the list of teams and their single-season home run leaders … well, it’s a fun tour, and there may be a few other teams that fall before the end of the year.