Hello and happy Friday.
It was 13 years ago today that Barry Bonds ignored the sign in right-center field that said “triple’s alley,” and blasted a mammoth home run to make history. It was home run number 756 in his career, making him the all-time leader in home runs.
His 762 home runs is a record that’s going to stand for a very long time. Only four active players are within even 400 home runs of Bonds, and neither of those four has any chance of catching him: Albert Pujols (103 behind, 40-years old); Miguel Cabrera (282 behind, 37-years old); Edwin Encarnacion (347 behind, 37-years old); and Nelson Cruz (358 behind, 39-years old).