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MLB home run record crushed in Baltimore last night

By Tyler Roberts

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Jonathan Villar #2 of the Baltimore Orioles watches his three run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 11, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. The home run was the 6,106th in the majors, breaking the MLB record for most home runs in a single season. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Jonathan Villar #2 of the Baltimore Orioles watches his three run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 11, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. The home run was the 6,106th in the majors, breaking the MLB record for most home runs in a single season. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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Last night in Baltimore the MLB single-season home run record was broken with 18 days left in the 2019 season.

The Baltimore Orioles were playing the Los Angeles Dodgers last night when the Major League record for home runs in a season was set by Jonathan Villar.  The home run was Villar’s 21st of the season.

Villar hit the three-run, record-setting blast off Dodgers pitcher Caleb Ferguson in the 7th inning to give the Orioles the 5-2 lead in an eventual 7-2 Baltimore win.  With that blast, it was the 6,106th home run of the season.

The previous record of 6,105 was set in 2017.  This season and 2017 are the only seasons with more than 6,000 home runs in major league history.  There is no doubt that home runs continue to be hit at an astronomical rate in the last couple of years.

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