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A-Rod Homerun #600

Alex Rodriguez connects for his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in New York. (Kathy Willens / Associated Press)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Alex Rodriguez connects for his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in New York. (Kathy Willens / Associated Press)
Alex Rodriguez connects for his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in New York. (Kathy Willens / Associated Press)

Alex Rodriguez connects for his 600th career home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in New York.

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to hit 600 home runs today, reaching the milestone after a 12-game drought — and exactly three years to the day after his 500th homer — with a drive off Toronto’s Shaun Marcum in the first inning at Yankee Stadium.

Rodriguez lofted a 2-0 pitch over the middle of the plate for his 17th homer of the season, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. The ball sailed over the center-field wall and landed in Monument Park, allowing a stadium worker to retrieve it for him. Read more.

Yawn. I’m sorry, baseball bores me to tears. But I’m sure some of you are excited!

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog