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Ken Griffey Jr. is just one home run away from hitting 600 in his career. The scary thing is that if he had stayed healthy, he would probably have a lot more.

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Alex Rodriguez has already hit more home runs than Lou Gehrig and may break Barry's career record for home runs, but it would be silly to think that Alex is greater.

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The home run is the greatest moment in all of sports. Here are all of the players who created that moment at least 400 times in their great careers.

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