On June 9, Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth Major League Baseball player to hit 600 home runs. However, a less noted milestone was reached earlier in the season. On May 26, Texas Rangers All Star second baseman Ian Kinsler knocked one out of the ballpark in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in the process slugging the 2,500th home run by a Jewish player in the game’s history, according to Jewish Major Leaguers, Inc.Read More
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