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Hitting more homers than singles is the new MLB fad, and here's who could do it in 2017

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Home runs instead of singles?

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Power and strikeouts are surging these days, so we're starting to see more fun little statistical oddities. Let's focus on players who are hitting more home runs than singles right now.

Prior to last season, the only hitters in MLB history with at least 150 at-bats and more home runs than singles were Mark McGwire (who did so five times) and Barry Bonds (in his 73-homer season). That was it. Here's the full list on Baseball-Reference.com's play index.