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In the midst of yesterday's Red Sox blowout,
David Ortiz launched his 476th career homerun—passing two
Hall Of Famers in
Stan 'The Man' Musial and
Willie Stargell. Ortiz's clout is reported to have traveled 456 feet.
Big Papi now sits in 29th place all-time on the MLB home run list. Said Ortiz,
"I got to meet 'The Man' [Musial] one time a long time ago. I didn't get to see him playing, but he was very impressive in his career. When they start mentioning your name next to those all-time Hall of Famers, that's something that means you're doing something right. It's an honor." With 18 more HRs, Ortiz will pass both
Lou Gehrig and
Fred McGriff.
