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New York (AFP) - Controversial New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez smashed a home run for his 3,000th career hit, becoming only the 29th Major League Baseball player to reach the milestone.
The 39-year-old infielder, whose batting feats have been tainted by two doping scandals, smashed a solo homer off the first pitch he saw, a first-inning fastball from Detroit's Justin Verlander, for the historic hit.