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Alex Rodriguez: Will NY Yankees 3B Break Barry Bonds’ HR Record in Pinstripes?

Rodriguez will turn 37 years old in July and is under contract through 2017. He currently has 638 home runs in his career, leaving him 124 longballs away from disputed home run king Barry Bonds.

Having hit nine home runs through 53 games so far this season, can A-Rod reach the pinnacle and usurp Bonds' throne before his contract expires? The simple answer is yes.

Even if he does not hit a single home run for the rest of the year, if he can average 25 homers a year for the remaining five years on his contract, he will have 763 HR, one more than Bonds.

A-Rod won the AL MVP in 2007, belting 54 home runs to go along with 156 RBI and a .314 average. His home run totals since then are 35, 30, 30 and 16 (an average of over 27 HR per year). ...

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