Gary Sheffield Hits 500th Home Run

On Friday night Gary Sheffield may have hit his way into the Hall of Fame by hitting his 500th Home Run. He was at 499 when released by the Detroit Tigers this spring and as he said everything happens for a reason. Sheffield has been marred by controversy over the years but has become more humbled as his career has gone on. Sheffield is among five active players to hit 500 Home Runs, a list that includes Ken Griffey Jr. (613), Alex Rodriguez (553), Jim Thome (543) and Manny Ramirez (527). Sheffield also joins Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Frank Robinson and Reggie Jackson as the only players with 500 homers plus at least 2,500 hits, 1,500 RBIs and 200 stolen bases. Thank you baseball-reference.com for those numbers. Gary Sheffield in my mind is definitely a Hall of Famer and will be when his career is over. The funny thing is his 500th home run was his first hit as a New York Met. Congratulations to Garry Sheffield on an awesome accomplishment.