Orioles' Jonathan Villar Sets New Record With 6,106th Home Run of Season

Orioles' Jonathan Villar
Sets New Record With
6,106th Home Run of Season
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A new MLB single-season home run record has
been set with 18 days left in the season.
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Villar's three-run home run in the seventh inning was the 22nd home run on Wednesday.
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Somebody told me after the homer. That's unbelievable ... They put the bat in the Hall of Fame. I'm excited for that.
, Jonathan Villar, via statement.
A total of 6,125 home runs had been hit in 2019
by the end of Wednesday night.
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The previous
single-season record
was set in 2017.
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Before 2017, the record was
5,693 home runs hit in 2000.
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The home runs are up everywhere and it's tough to keep the ball in the ballpark. It's tough to keep the ball in this ballpark on a humid night when the ball was traveling, Brandon Hyde, Orioles' manager, via statement


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The Baltimore Orioles have allowed a single-season
record of 280 home runs this season.
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I've seen enough home runs here from the other side, so it's nice to get one from our side.
, Brandon Hyde, via statement