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Red Sox players that have a chance to make history

By Robert Whitmer

Apr 18, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) hits a solo home run in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 18, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) hits a solo home run in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (16) during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

Barry Bonds is the leader in the clubhouse for Home Runs with 762 career long bombs.  There are some notable Red Sox players in history that are in the top 20 on the all-time list.  Ted Williams finished with 521, Jimmie Foxx spent seven years with the Red Sox and smashed 534 balls over the outfield fences, and Manny Ramirez, who wore a Red Sox uniform for eight years, sent 555 round spheres into the bleachers.

The current team leader for career Home Runs is Chris Young, who is 33 years old, and has 178 home runs.  With the assumption that he plays till he is 40, he would need to hit 83.5 home runs per year for the next seven years to break the record.

The Red Sox don’t really have anyone that has a realistic shot of breaking this record.  Mookie Betts, 24 years old, would have to average 46.7 home runs per year over the next 16 years, and Andrew Benintendi, 22 years old, would have to average 42.2 dingers per year to break the career home run record.  The younger of the two, Benintendi, would have to play till he is 45 (23 seasons) to bring the number down to a realistic 33 home runs per year.

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