When Alex Gordon’s eighth home run of the season left the stadium in the eighth inning on Tuesday, it set a record for the most home runs hit across the league in a single season. It was the 5,694th ball to leave the park in 2017. The Arizona Diamondbacks have contributed 200 of their own, which is not a franchise record.
Two seasons saw more home runs than 2017…so far. In 1999, the Diamondbacks set a franchise record of 216 home runs that has yet to be broken. Even with the rumors of juiced baseballs, only five teams have more home runs in 2017.