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Four reasons why Eric Thames breaking MLB HR record isn’t so crazy

Eric Thames deserves to be one of the first-time MLB All-Stars in 2017

Reason 1: The pace

Paces are weird in April, we know. But rather than looking at what his actual pace is (roughly 77 after two home runs on Monday), let’s do a little comparison.

The last four men to hold the single season record are Babe Ruth (60 home runs, 1927), Roger Maris (61 home runs, 1961), Mark McGwire (70 home runs, 1998), and Barry Bonds (73 home runs, 2001).

How does Thames stack up to them?

This isn’t a matter of a few at-bats skewing an early season pace. This is someone comparing favorably to the greatest power seasons in baseball history.

That’s not something we can sneeze at.

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