Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira joined the 400 home run club in dramatic fashion on Sunday in San Diego, joining Mickey Mantle, Eddie Murray, Chipper Jones, and Carlos Beltran as the only switch-hitters in Major League Baseball history with at least 400 home runs, according to Baseball Reference.
The 36-year-old’s milestone blast came in the top of the eighth off of Padres right-hander Carlos Villanueva, a solo-shot that landed in the right field seats to extend New York’s lead to 3-1. But the afternoon wasn’t over for Teixeira, as his 401st long ball was drilled the next inning, a two-run shot off of righty Kevin Quackenbush that put the score at 6-1.