As you may have heard this week, it’s an exclusive club Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera joined on Sunday when he hit the 500th home run of his career.
Cabrera is the 28th member of the club; here’s how every member reached 500 homers, from Boston heartbreaker Babe Ruth to Boston cheerleader David Ortiz, in chronological order.
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Aug. 11, 1929: Babe Ruth
Career homers: 714. Games to 500: 1,741.