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Dodgers News: Adrian Gonzalez Hits 300th Career Home Run

Matthew Moreno
2 Min Read
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez hit the 300th home run of his career in Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox. He’s the 11th active player in the Majors with at least 300 homers.

Gonzalez’s homer was his 10th home run this season and extended the Dodgers’ lead to 7-5 in the seventh inning. It’s Gonzalez’s second home run since Boston traded him to Los Angeles in August 2012.

Gonzalez also becomes the seventh active player to reach 300 homers and 400 doubles in a career. He joins Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Miguel Cabrera, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez.

The five-time All-Star has hit at least 22 home runs in each of the past three seasons with the Dodgers. He clubbed a career-best 40 home runs with the San Diego Padres in 2009.

Duke Snider is the Dodgers’ all-time leader with 389 career home runs. Andre Ethier is the leader amongst active players still with the club, with 159 career homers.

A total of 140 players have hit 300 home runs in their career. Included in that are 26 who at one point played for the Dodgers, with four reaching the milestone in a Dodgers uniform.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com