Given the setting, the circumstances and the history, Mike Schmidt's 500th home run was certainly worthy of a major ...

MINNEAPOLIS ” Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run Thursday, routinely putting his head down as he rounded the bases while joining one of baseball’s most elite clubs. The Toronto slugger became the ...

As a 23-year-old rookie in 1973, Mike Schmidt hit .196 with 18 home runs in 132 games. Not the greatest start. When his ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- David Ortiz became the 27th player in major league history, the fourth player in Boston Red Sox history, and the fourth Dominican Republic native to reach the 500-home run ...

Jim Thome becomes the first player in history to hit his 500th career homer in walk-off fashion. Sept. 16, 2007 — White Sox slugger Jim Thome joined an exclusive club when he hammered his 500th career ...