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How many times has Valentin been in season 60? 1st place is only over 400 shots … Helper total home run record | Full-Count

Tuffy Rhodes, who played for Kintetsu, Giants and Orix, ranked first with 464 home runs

Outfielder Vladimir Valentin, who marked a total of 301 home runs at Yakult and Softbank, abandoned his return to the Japanese baseball world on his SNS. In 2013, he made fans excited by his dynamic arch, such as marking 60 home runs, which set a new professional baseball record. Here, let’s look back on the record of all the home runs of the helper.

The helper who hit the most home runs in the history of professional baseball is Tuffy Rhodes, who played for Kintetsu, Giants, and Orix. He has won four home runs and has a total of 464 home runs, ranking 13th in history, including the Japanese. It is still handed down as the only helper who recorded 400 home runs in NPB.

In second place is Alex Ramirez, who hit a total of 380 home runs in the Yakult, Giants, and DeNA teams. He has been the king of home bases twice and has achieved 2000 hits in total and has entered the Meikyukai. In 2007, he was the first right-handed foreign player to hit 200 hits in the season. He contributed to the team not only as a home run but also as a batter who left a rate.

In third place is Alex Cabrera, who played for Seibu, Orix, and Softbank. He won the home run king only once in 2002 (55 home runs), but marked a total of 357 home runs. He hit 49 home runs in 2001, 55 home runs in 2002, 50 home runs in 2003, and more than 40 home runs for three consecutive years from the first year of NPB transfer, showing his overwhelming long hitting ability and being loved by fans.

By the way, Valentin’s total of 301 home runs is 4th, and only the top four have marked a total of 300 home runs or more.

[See the actual table]1st place marks only 400 home runs NPB helper’s total home run ranking TOP 10