Jim Thome has 600 career home runs was the proper recognition for those who really matter to him - the fans.
Minnesota Twins designated hitter 'became the eighth player to reach the milestone when he hit two houses on Monday, 9-6 victory at Detroit Tigers Comerica Park.
The continuation of the plateau 600 Thome has relatively little national news media attention, but the Tigers fans Slugger award veteran with a standing ovation.
The soft-spoken Thome, a popular figure in every major league stops turning 41 on August 27 to connect 599 and 600 homers in back to back changes. Blasted a shot from two points of the center-left Porcello Rick in the sixth inning, then took the left-hander Daniel Schlereth out in left field in the seventh inning, this time with two on.
He finished with five RBIs and was greeted by his father, wife and children upon arrival at the plate for a celebration of short duration.
New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to hit his 600th circuit last August, barely a week after his 35th birthday, but Thome has an impressive contrast to his.
He got to 600 home runs in only 8137 at-bats, fewer than any other hitter as Babe Ruth, who only needed 6,921 at-bats.
Furthermore, Thorne not be linked to steroid use, while Rodriguez has acknowledged using performance enhancing drugs for a period of three years, while the Texas Rangers.
Two other players at 600 Club, an all-time home run leader Barry Bonds (762) and Sammy Sosa (609), was also characterized by their successes, a strong suspicion of steroids. Inflated offensive numbers was during the so-called steroids, might explain the relatively low level of hype, as Thome approached feat.
Thome, five-time All-Star who loved his greatest season with the Cleveland Indians in the mid-late 1990 and early 2000, brought home the championship only once - hitting 47 while the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003 - but there is a consistent producer. He has hit at least 30 homes 12 times.
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