YANKEES 5BLUE JAYS 1
Alex Rodriguez has finally done it. After a few weeks of struggling, A-Rod finally cracked number 600 in the bottom of the first inning of Wednesday's matinee against the Blue Jays. The two run shot gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead.
Rodriguez is now the youngest player to ever reach 600 homers in his career, and is now seventh on the all time list. Or sixth, if you think that Barry Bonds cheated.
Still the homer comes with some controversy. Last year it was revealed that Rodriguez was a steroid user during his days with the Texas Rangers, and there were even rumors that A-Rod had continued to use performance inhancing drugs as a Yankee. Read Ian O'Connor.
Rodriguez will need 155 homers to reach the non-asterick milestone of Hank Aaron's 755, 162 to tie the steroid culprit Bonds. A-Rod signed a 10 year extension after the 2007 season. He will have to average about 25 homers a year in the next seven years to reach the mark.
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