Today In MLB History: Barry Bonds Set MLB Home Run Record

Even 18 years later, it's still special watching the highlight of Barry Bonds setting the MLB all-time home run record.

The crowd is brewing in anticipation before they pitch is delivered, and the fans collectively stand up in elation at the crack of the bat. Bonds knew it was gone –– he's familiar with the feeling –– and raised his arms in the air, making for an iconic pose as he stood at the plate. As the ball lands in the right center field stands, a swarm of fans created a tidal wave as they lunged to retrieve a ball worth a life-changing amount of money.

The play-by-play call is memorable, too: "756 ... Bonds stands alone ... He is on top of the all-time home run list," which is spaced out well and let the moment breathe. The camera angle perfectly caught Bonds rounding third base as fireworks blast off in the night sky, and he was greeted with congratulations by his teammates at home plate.

It was truly a historic moment as Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become MLB's all-time home run leader at 756.