Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run today, becoming just the seventh player in Major League Baseball to achieve the feat.
The New York Yankees third baseman reached the milestone when he hit a two-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum to centre field in the first inning at Yankee Stadium.
The homer by the 35-year-old Rodriguez was his 17th of the season and made him the youngest player to join the 600 club.
Barry Bonds tops the all-time home run list with 762, followed by Hank Aaron with 755 and Babe Ruth on 714 – the only three players in the MLB's 700-club.
Ruth, who slugged most of his home runs after joining the Yankees from the Boston Red Sox in 1920, was previously the youngest to register his 600th home run at age 36.
Rodriguez's homer was his 255th for the Yankees since he joined the team in 2004 after starting his career with the Seattle Mariners and moving on to the Texas Rangers as a free agent.
He had hit his 599th home run almost two weeks ago but needed 46 bats before finally getting his 600th and bringing the crowd at Yankee Stadium to its feet.
The over-600 club
762 - Barry Bonds
755 - Hank Aaron
714 - Babe Ruth
660 - Willie Mays
630 - Ken Griffey Jr
609 - Sammy Sosa
600 - Alex Rodriguez*
(*) active player