Alex Rodriguez's esteemed career took another step towards history on Tuesday night, as he hit his 23rd career grand slam against the Braves, tying him with Hall of Famer and Yankee legend Lou Gehrig for the most all-time. Rodriguez's slam came in the eighth inning of the game against Atlanta, and tied the game at four. Jonny Venters was the lucky man to give up the slam, A-Rod's tenth homer of the season and 639th of his career.
A-Rod won't be 37 until July, and has a pretty good chance at hitting another slam over the course of his career to overtake Gehrig for the top mark all-time. He's also now just 123 homers behind Barry Bonds for the all-time record, and 21 away from tying Willie Mays for fourth all-time. The slam also tied Rodriguez with Jimmie Foxx in eighth place on the all-time RBI chart with 1922. Rodriguez will likely finish the season in sixth (ahead of Stan Musial), and is primed to pass Gehrig and Bonds next year.
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PLAYERS:
Alex Rodriguez,
Lou Gehrig,
Jonny Venters,
Barry Bonds,
Stan Musial,
Jason Giambi,
Albert Pujols,
Adam Dunn,
Carlos Beltran
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals
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