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Barry Bonds connects for his 756th career homer, setting the all-time Major League mark. (Ben Margot/AP)

The Giants' Barry Bonds broke perhaps baseball's most vaunted record on Aug. 7, slugging his 756th career homer to pass Hank Aaron for first on Major League Baseball's all-time list. Full coverage >

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Ken Griffey Jr.'s pursuit of his 600th homer headlines an impressive list of possible milestones in '08. More  >

• Milestone Tracker


Sammy Sosa    6/20/2007
The Rangers' Sammy Sosa became the fifth big leager to hit 600 homers, connecting off the Cubs, his club for most of his career. Full coverage >
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Frank Thomas    6/28/2007
Toronto's Frank Thomas, the all-time homer king among DHs, hit his 500th homer at the same ballpark as his first, the Metrodome. Full coverage >
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Alex Rodriguez    8/4/2007
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez became the youngest Major Leaguer to hit 500 homers with his milestone blast against the Royals. Full coverage >
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Jim Thome    9/16/2007
With career homer No. 500, White Sox slugger Jim Thome became the first player to reach the milestone on a walk-off shot. Full coverage >
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Craig Biggio    6/28/2007
Houston's Craig Biggio became the ninth player to tally 3,000 hits for the same team when he reached the plateau with his third of five hits. Full coverage >
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Tom Glavine    8/5/2007
Veteran Tom Glavine became just the fifth southpaw, and 23rd Major League pitcher overall, to win 300 games in a career. Full coverage >
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Pedro Martinez    9/3/2007
In his first game back after offseason surgery, Mets ace Pedro Martinez became one of 15 hurlers to record 3,000 strikeouts. Full coverage >
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