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05-29-2007, 02:20 PM
While much of the focus this year has been on Sammy Sosa's quest for 600 homeruns, Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is quietly chasing a milestone of his own. Ramirez, who hit his eighth homerun of the season yesterday, tied Jim Thome in 25th place on the all-time homeruns list. Manny's 478th blast over the Green Monster last night helped the Sox beat the Anaheim Angels. This means that Ramirez is now only 22 homeruns away from the 500 career homerun mark. It's not certain whether Ramirez is a sure fire Hall of Fame candidate, but 500 career homeruns sure helps.
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