Acuña ties, then passes Freeman for Truist Park HR record
Ronald Acuña Jr. made some historical past together with his pair of house runs within the first two innings Tuesday night time in opposition to the Twins.
Acuña’s 71st profession regular-season homer at Truist Park in Atlanta introduced him right into a tie with Freddie Freeman for the ballpark document. His 72nd — one inning later — broke Freeman’s mark.
Acuña is the newest NL slugger to set or method a ballpark document in 2023. Pete Alonso‘s twenty first homer of the season on June 4 gave him 72 profession house runs at Citi Field, breaking a tie with Lucas Duda for essentially the most there. And on June 15 in San Diego, Manny Machado‘s sixty fifth profession house run at Petco Park put him right into a tie with Adrián González for essentially the most within the historical past of the stadium.
But as prodigious as Acuña, Machado and Alonso have been of their careers, none ranks among the many hitters who actually dominated at one park. The following long-tenured hitters have gone deep essentially the most instances in AL/NL historical past in a single ballpark.
Most house runs at a single ballpark
1. Mel Ott, Polo Grounds (New York): 323
2. Sammy Sosa, Wrigley Field: 293
3. Ernie Banks, Wrigley Field: 290
4. Mickey Mantle, Yankee Stadium: 266
5. Mike Schmidt, Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia): 265
6. Frank Thomas, Guaranteed Rate Field: 263
7-T. Paul Konerko, Guaranteed Rate Field: 259
7-T. Babe Ruth, Yankee Stadium, 259
9. Stan Musial, Busch Stadium, 252
10. Lou Gehrig, Yankee Stadium, 251
Four of these six stadiums — together with the outdated variations of Yankee Stadium and Busch Stadium — are not in use. But all 30 energetic ballparks — from Fenway Park (since 1912) to Globe Life Field (since 2020) — have their very own house run historical past.
Broken down by division, right here’s who leads every park in homers — each total (together with house and away video games) and simply as a customer.
Fenway Park (Red Sox): Ted Williams (248 HR)
Despite lacking three full seasons and most of two extra due to navy service, Williams managed to hit 521 profession house runs, practically half of which got here in Boston. He hit 14 homers at Fenway in his age-20 season (1939) and topped that with 15 in his age-41 yr (1960).
As customer: Babe Ruth/Mickey Mantle (38 HR every)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Adam Jones (146 HR)
Jones hit 14 or extra homers at Camden Yards for seven straight seasons from 2011-2017. He completed with 4 greater than Chris Davis’ whole of 142; Rafael Palmeiro had 124 homers at Camden, which opened in 1992, and Manny Machado has 100.
As customer: Alex Rodriguez (34 HR)
Rogers Centre (Blue Jays): Carlos Delgado (175 HR)
Delgado had a outstanding run of 10 straight seasons with 30 or extra homers, spending eight of these years with the Blue Jays. He hit numerous these dingers at house, together with a 2000 season through which he hit 30 of his 41 homers at Rogers Centre. Delgado is certainly one of 5 gamers with 100 or extra homers there.
As customer: David Ortiz (41 HR)
Tropicana Field (Rays): Evan Longoria (129 HR)
Longoria’s 129 homers on the Trop embody his walk-off, three-run blast in Game 162 of the 2011 season to ship the Rays to the playoffs. He hit 10 or extra homers in St. Petersburg in 9 of his 10 seasons with the Rays from 2008 to 2017.
As customer: David Ortiz (35 HR)
Yankee Stadium: Aaron Judge (123 HR)
Judge leads the best way on the present model of Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009. An American League-record 62-homer 2022 marketing campaign with 30 homers within the Bronx catapulted Judge previous Mark Teixeira (113 HR), though Judge hit 33 of his 52 homers at house in his rookie season of 2017.
As customer: José Bautista (19 HR)
Comerica Park (Tigers): Miguel Cabrera (189 HR)
Cabrera is way and away the chief for homers at Comerica Park, which opened in 2000. He’s greater than 100 above second-place Brandon Inge (76) due to 13 seasons of 10 or extra homers in Detroit. Cabrera hit 20 homers at Comerica in 2016 and a career-best 28 there in 2012, his Triple Crown season.
As customer: David Ortiz (23 HR)
Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox): Frank Thomas (263 HR)
Thomas was identified for hitting at house, producing just below 60 p.c of his 521 profession homers in house video games. In 15 years calling Guaranteed Rate Field house, Thomas hit 22 or extra lengthy balls at house in a season six totally different instances. He topped out at 30 homers in Chicago (out of 43 total) in 2003.
As customer: Miguel Cabrera (25 HR)*
*Cabrera truly hit 26 house runs at Guaranteed Rate Field, however one was for the house workforce regardless of by no means taking part in for the White Sox. On Sept. 14, 2004, with the Marlins, he homered in opposition to the Expos in a sport moved from Miami to Chicago due to Hurricane Ivan. The Marlins have been the house workforce.
Kauffman Stadium (Royals): George Brett (136 HR)
Brett debuted in 1973, the identical yr “The K” opened its doorways. He by no means hit greater than 30 homers in a season nor greater than 15 in Ok.C., however constant manufacturing over a 21-year profession put him atop the Royals’ listing. Salvador Perez not too long ago topped 100 homers at Kauffman, and Mike Sweeney is correct on the century mark.
As customer: Juan Gonzalez (22 HR)
Progressive Field (Guardians): Jim Thome (190 HR)
Thome — who ranks eighth all time with 612 profession house runs — hit fairly a number of of them at Progressive Field. He had seven years of 17 or extra homers in Cleveland alone, together with 30 every in 2001 and 2002. Manny Ramirez (132 HR), Carlos Santana (111 HR) and Travis Hafner (100 HR) observe Thome on the listing.
As customer: Miguel Cabrera (26 HR)
Target Field (Twins): Brian Dozier (80 HR)
Dozier hit just below half of his 167 homers as a Twin in Minneapolis, together with a career-best 21 as a part of a 42-homer season in 2016. He stays 4 homers forward of Miguel Sanó at Target Field, which opened in 2010, however Max Kepler is just not too far behind at 68.
As customer: Salvador Perez (21 HR)
Angel Stadium: Mike Trout (184 HR)
Trout has hit double-digit homers at Angel Stadium in each season however 2011, his debut yr, and 2021, when he was restricted to 36 video games on account of damage. Tim Salmon is second on the Angels’ listing with 160 house runs at Angel Stadium, which opened in 1966.
As customer: Alex Rodriguez (38 HR)
Globe Life Field (Rangers): Adolis García (45 HR)
García leads the best way on the Rangers’ new ballpark, which opened in 2020. Corey Seager (24 HR), Nathaniel Lowe (21 HR), Joey Gallo (20 HR) and Jonah Heim (20 HR) are additionally within the dialog. At the Rangers’ prior house, open from 1994 to 2019, Rafael Palmeiro is first with 130 homers.
As customer: Sean Murphy (9 HR)
Minute Maid Park (Astros): Lance Berkman (157 HR)
Berkman’s 157 homers at Minute Maid Park weren’t all with the Astros — six got here with the Cardinals in 2011 and another with the Rangers two years later. He hit 20 homers at Minute Maid in 2000 and 24 in 2006. Jeff Bagwell, second to Berkman, hit 108 homers on the park in simply six seasons.
As customer: Albert Pujols (35 HR)
Oakland Coliseum (Athletics): Mark McGwire (166 HR)
Plenty of homers have been hit on the Coliseum because the A’s opened play there in 1968. Reggie Jackson (146 HR), Jose Canseco (122 HR), Eric Chavez (115 HR) and Jason Giambi (115 HR) have all topped 100. But McGwire hit 12 or extra homers in Oakland in 9 totally different seasons, together with 24 in 1992 and 1996.
As customer: Mike Trout/Alex Rodriguez (21 HR every)
T-Mobile Park (Mariners): Kyle Seager (94 HR)
Seager spent all of his 11-year profession in Seattle and hit 20-plus homers for the Mariners in eight straight years. A 35-homer last season in 2021 featured 13 homers in Seattle, placing Seager above Nelson Cruz (84 HR) for the lead at T-Mobile Park.
As customer: Mike Trout (33 HR)
Citi Field (Mets): Pete Alonso (72 HR)
Alonso hit an astounding 27 house runs at Citi Field in his historic rookie season in 2019 and has continued to mash lengthy balls within the confines of his house ballpark, which opened in 2009. He broke a tie with former Mets slugger Lucas Duda for the ballpark document when he hit his 72nd homer at Citi Field on June 4, 2023.
As customer: Giancarlo Stanton (24 HR)
Citizens Bank Park (Phillies): Ryan Howard (198 HR)
Howard’s prodigious energy gave him a mean of 24 house runs in Philadelphia alone over an incredible four-year stretch from 2006 to ’09. From 2005 to 2016, he hit double-digit homers at Citizens Bank Park — which opened in 2004 — in yearly however one: 2013, when he hit 9.
As customer: David Wright (22 HR)
loanDepot Park (Marlins): Giancarlo Stanton (112 HR)
Stanton crushed over 100 homers at loanDepot park in Miami — which opened in 2012 — in simply six years, with 13 or extra lengthy balls in his house stadium every season. He topped out at 31 homers in house video games in his last season with the Marlins in 2017, a part of an MLB-leading 59-homer season.
As customer: Freddie Freeman (16 HR)
Nationals Park: Ryan Zimmerman (116 HR)
After three seasons at RFK Stadium, the Nats moved to their new park in 2008. Across 14 seasons, Zimmerman topped 100 homers in his house ballpark, together with seasons of 16, 17 and 19 lengthy balls hit at house. Bryce Harper is the one different participant to achieve that milestone, hitting 100 homers precisely at Nationals Park — six of them with the Phillies.
As customer: Giancarlo Stanton (22 HR)
Truist Park (Braves): Ronald Acuña Jr. (72 HR)
Acuña hit double-digit homers at Truist in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, together with his 18 lengthy balls in 2019 fourth-most in a yr on the ballpark. After a gradual begin in 2023 by way of homers in Atlanta, Acuña hit three in two days to double his season whole. His June 27 leadoff homer in opposition to the Twins tied Freddie Freeman for the document, and Acuña shortly handed Freeman with a solo shot within the second inning.
As customer: Bryce Harper (13 HR)
American Family Field (Brewers): Ryan Braun (173 HR)
Braun averaged greater than 33 house runs per yr in his first six seasons, which included 5 All-Star nods, a Rookie of the Year Award and 2011 NL MVP honors. In 2021, 24 of Braun’s career-high 41 homers got here at American Family Field, which opened in 2001.
As customer: Andrew McCutchen (33 HR)
Busch Stadium (Cardinals): Albert Pujols (122 HR)
Pujols leads the best way in homers on the present model of Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006. After 94 homers in 5 years on the outdated Busch, Pujols hit 110 in six seasons on the new park — then added 10 extra for good measure throughout his return to St. Louis in 2022 for his last season. He hit the opposite two with the Angels and Dodgers.
As customer: Joey Votto (16 HR)
Great American Ball Park (Reds): Joey Votto (190 HR)
Votto has had 11 seasons of 10 or extra homers at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003. Jay Bruce (137), Adam Dunn (126) and Brandon Phillips (113) have hit greater than 100 in Cincinnati, however Votto — a lifetime Red — tops the listing.
As customer: Ryan Braun (28 HR)
PNC Park (Pirates): Andrew McCutchen (96 HR)
McCutchen, making his return to the Pirates in 2023, remains to be including to his lead at PNC Park. Pedro Alvarez is second on the listing with 62 homers on the stadium, which opened in 2001. Cutch hit eight or extra homers at PNC Park yearly throughout his first stint with the Pirates, a nine-year stretch that included the 2013 NL MVP Award.
As customer: Albert Pujols (35 HR)
Wrigley Field (Cubs): Sammy Sosa (293 HR)
A historical past courting all the best way again to 1914 means numerous house runs over time at Wrigley. Sosa averaged greater than 22 homers a yr within the Friendly Confines, together with 35 in 1998 and 34 in 2001 — single-season totals unmatched by every other hitter at Wrigley. Ernie Banks (290 HR) is simply behind Sosa.
As customer: Willie Mays (54 HR)
Chase Field (D-backs): Paul Goldschmidt (103 HR)
It took Goldschmidt simply eight seasons to set the document for homers at Chase Field. He hit 10 or extra homers in his house ballpark yearly from 2012-2018, together with 20 bombs in Phoenix in 2017. Goldschmidt handed 2001 World Series hero Luis Gonzalez (95 HR) in his last yr with the D-backs.
As customer: Adrián González (21 HR)
Coors Field (Rockies): Todd Helton (227 HR)
Eight gamers have hit 100 or extra house runs at Coors Field because it opened in 1995. Helton is the one one to high 200, on account of a six-season stretch when he tallied greater than 30 homers every year; in 4 of these years, he hit 23 or extra lengthy balls at his high-altitude house park.
As customer: Barry Bonds (26 HR)
Dodger Stadium: Eric Karros (130 HR)
Dozens of standout hitters have known as Dodger Stadium house since its 1962 opening, however Karros tops the listing. Six seasons with 13 or extra homers in Los Angeles put him above Ron Cey (123 HR at Dodger Stadium), Steve Garvey (118 HR), Matt Kemp (117 HR) and others.
As customer: Barry Bonds (29 HR)
Oracle Park (Giants): Barry Bonds (160 HR)
It’s solely becoming that the all-time AL/NL house run chief would sit atop the listing at his longtime house ballpark. Oracle Park didn’t open till 2000, however Bonds did adequate injury there in seven seasons, together with 37 of his single-season document 73 homers in 2001.
As customer: Paul Goldschmidt (15 HR)
Petco Park: Manny Machado and Adrián González (65 HR every)
Of González’s homers at Petco Park, seven got here with the Dodgers and one with the Mets. He hit 10 or extra at Petco in every of his 5 seasons with the Padres.
As customer: Nolan Arenado (15 HR)
