Home run
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In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defen
Barry Bonds holds the all-time home run record in Major League Baseball
Sadaharu Oh, pictured here in 2006, holds the officially verified all-time world home run record in professional baseball.
Scooter Gennett had four home runs in a 2017 game, nearly completing a home run cycle.
The Polo Grounds left field foul line with guide rope, as seen from the upper deck, 1917
Ken Griffey Jr.
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George Kenneth Griffey Jr., nicknamed "Junior" and "the Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his career with the
Griffey with the Seattle Mariners in 2009
A mural of Griffey in downtown Seattle from the strike-shortened 1994 season. The tick-marks represent his home runs up to the time of the strike, when Griffey Jr. was chasing the single-season home run record set by Roger Maris in 1961.
One of Griffey's signature sneakers, the Nike Air Griffey Max.
Griffey bats for the Mariners, 1997