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Real or not? Alex Gordon the unlikely player to hit home run No. 5,694

In a season where everyone has hit home runs, I suppose it makes perfect sense that the worst hitter in the majors would hit the home run that set the record for most home runs hit in a season:

Alex Gordon has the lowest wRC+ (57) for a qualified hitter this year, so of course he's the one to break the all-time HR record.

Baseball!

— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) September 20, 2017

OK, that's a little unfair to Alex Gordon. He's not really the worst hitter in the league, just the worst hitter who has managed to hold onto a regular job all season.