Any day a Seattle Mariners surpasses the early days of Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez is pretty big moment.
That's a meaningful milestone with many teams, but the Mariners in particular are known for having two of the best young power hitters in the game during the 1990s. Rodriguez reached the 50-homer mark in his 269th game, while Griffey needed 377 games to get there.Mariners player to reach 50, he is by no means the youngest. Griffey and Rodriguez were both 21 years old when they reached that mark, and Rodriguez receives some bonus points for doing it while hitting for the cycle.
Rodríguez's home run Saturday made some additional history too, as he is also the fastest player to 50 homers and 60 stolen bases in MLB history, surpassing former Cincinnati Reds star Eric Davis games, perIt's been that kind of month for Rodríguez, who seemed embroiled in something of a sophomore slump until around mid-July after winning AL Rookie of the Year last season. Through July 21, he was hitting .244/.311/.
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