Alex Rodriguez: Will he break these 3 home run records?

Question

Alex Rodriguez is 36 home runs away from 500. He will be 32 in July. If he keeps going, he will have a chance for 3 major longevity home run records:

Babe Ruth's career American League record of 708

Henry Aaron's career Major League record of 755.

Sadaharu Oh's world record of 868.

In your opinion, will he break any of these 3 records?

Answer 1

MAYBE 2 ARE WITHIN REACH - TOO EARLY TO TELL.

Answer 2

He'll probably at least break Ruth's. If he stays healthy he'll probably break Aaron's too.

Then Pujols will break A-Rod's and whichever ones he doesn't get to.

And then someone we haven't even heard of yet will come along and break Pujols' records.

Modern hitters have advantages that hitters from other eras never even imagined, and that's without the juice. I'm sure that somebody from the sabrmetrics community has come up with how many HR's Ruth could have had if he played today and I'd be willing to bet the number would be astronomical.

The bottom line is that the career HR record will soon be diminished in stature just like the single season HR record.

Answer 3

Most likely he will break at least Ruth's, Aaron's and whatever record Bonds puts up (even though I think Bonds is a cheat and should have his name sticken from the books). Not sure if he'll break Oh's record because that would really be determined by how long he decides to play. Realistically, he'd probably need to play 10 seasons to get there and my guess is that he will only play about 8 more.

However, it is important to note that Griffey would have broken a lot of the records first, but he's had injury problems...it is always possible that it could happen to A-Rod too. A healthy Rodriguez is capable of almost anything.

Answer 4

Let's assume he stays healthy. He should break AArons record. To break Ruths he needs to stay in the AL. All 3 records will be tough if he stays in NY. But suppose, after this yr. ( lets say he has 508) he were to spend 5-6 yrs. with the Cubs, Braves, Rockies or some other rt. handed hitters HR haven, and hit 60/yr. Then finishes his career back in the AL as a DH. He gets 30 for 2yrs. Retires at 41 (very possible)
In that scenario he tops Aaron and Oh, but not Ruth.

Answer 5

I think its possible he could break the first two, but the 868 seems a little too far out of reach, however anything is possible. I know this doesnt answer the question, but to the so called "huge yankees fan", you're the type of person who ruins baseball. It's people like you that go to the game and boo the guy, which no matter what anyone says has to influence his game. I will agree, yes, he is getting paid too much, but he is possibly the best player in baseball. So you can say what you want, but I can also say that ur an asshole who should be locked in prison because your views are so absurd that you're a threat to society, but I am not a critique of everyone and everything like some people.

Answer 6

He's nearing 500 home runs now.I say Ruths yes,Aaron's yes and Sadarharu's no.I do not count Bonds record as a record Aaron will still hold the record.A-Rod should be able to pass the only if he stay healthy though.He he pulls a Ken Griffey Jr he will never break any of them.My bet is he hits 777 home runs in his carrer.

Answer 7

Let's say he gets to 500 this season, then averages 30 HR's per year for 8 more years, (I'm saying 30 because toward the end of his career, he will inevitably decline) that puts him at 740. So Ruth, probably. Aaron, maybe. Oh, no.

He needs to start DHing a lot his last few seasons to preserve hit health, I think.

Answer 8

dose are some BIG records uspecialy the 868, cool fact also. i think if he will keep up a 40 HR pase for atleast 6 more years he will break the first 2 records i dont think anyone will brake 868 one

Answer 9

As a Yankee fan, i'm hoping and have faith he will. He has 599 suited now. His first profession domicile run and 500 profession domicile run got here off the the team that the Yankees will play in the subsequent 3 days. So I wager he gets six hundred with the help of considered one of those days. After that, he has 162 greater to bypass. he will likely get 30-35 homers this season, so he might have approximately a hundred and fifty to bypass. He additionally has 7 greater years on his contract. So he might desire to primary approximately 20-23 homers in keeping with season which he can truthfully do barring harm. and that i wager he needs that greater suitable 30 mil bonus too :). So i think of he will ruin it.

Answer 10

health is the major factor. IF he can stay healthy, he has the best chance to beat the MLB records. As far as 868 home runs, I probably doubt that. But people still pitch to him and he is consistent (which are the two key factors in smashing long-term records)

Answer 11

he wont break ruths because i dont see him staying in the AL long enough...i think he will pass aaron but wont even come close to Oh's 868....bonds is a cheater and his total shouldnt be counted...pujols will mae a run at the top spot someday but if griffey jr would have stayed healthy he would be closing in on 700 homers easily and still have 3+ years to play!