New York Yankees Sluggers Vow to 'Crush' Home Run Record Again

New York Yankees Sluggers Vow to ‘Crush’ Home Run Record Again

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 3: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the first inning during the American League Wild Card game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

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Eight years after the 1997 Seattle Mariners set the all-time team home run record with 264, the Texas Rangers fell just 4 home runs short of accomplishing the feat themselves.

Under the leadership of a young Mark Teixeira, who would lead the team with 43 HR, the Rangers smacked 260 dingers as a team. Like the ’97 Mariners, all nine hitters of the ’05 Rangers lineup hit for double-digit HRs. Seven of them crushed 20 or more home runs, and of those seven, two – Alfonso Soriano (36) and Teixeira – would hit 30 or more.

Despite being the premier power-hitting team in MLB in 2005, the Texas Rangers still finished the season four games below .500 which was good enough for 3rd place in the AL West. Also, even though he led MLB in TB with 370, Teixeira only finished 7th in the MVP voting.

He did solidify himself as one of the premier first basemen in the game by making his first All-Star game appearance, winning his first Gold Glove award and 2nd Silver Slugger award in just three full seasons of play.

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