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Originally Posted by Westheim
250th career homer for Lindor (and that thing was *gone*!), 254th all-time.
Somebody snuck up on Pete (and Jimmy Rollins) and tied for 299th with 231 dingers last night. Shohei Ohtani!
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First observation: Lindor's number is eye-opening. I never thought of him as a power hitter (5ft-10in, 190lb) but sure enough, there he is at 250. He's poked 30 or more in five seasons. Overall, it took him 10 years but he's still only 31 years old.
Second observation: If you look quickly in Sports-Reference (today, before they update with today's games), you will see that Alonso and Ohtani indeed have the same amount of homers . . . in almost exactly the same number of plate appearances! 3,693 for Alonso and 3,694 for Ohtani. Who will prevail in the end?