Javy Lopez (C) congratulates Gary Sheffield after one of his Atlanta Braves homers. (Photo credit STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images)
It’s the time of year for lists… and the Atlanta Braves are well represented in this one.
This is a fun exercise… and full credit up front to MLB.com’s Daren Willman (also the father of Baseball Savant) for this. It’s even more fun since there are multiple connections to the Atlanta Braves in this.
The question put forth is this: who are the leading home run hitters in the United States — by birth state.