PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION’S HOME RUN CHALLENGE UPDATE
– As of End of Day, June 14th, 2026
Top Headlines
- 333 Total Home Runs (41 total on 6/14 /2026)
- June 14th was a full Sunday slate with plenty to talk about, from a Mets offensive explosion to Logan Webb putting on a clinic at Oracle Park to Colorado’s absolutely historic shellacking of the Athletics the night before carrying into the morning headlines. The New York Mets hammered the Atlanta Braves 8–1 at Citi Field to take the series, NYM CF A.J. Ewing going deep and driving in two runs while NYM 2B Marcus Semien added a home run and an RBI as ATL SP Bryce Elder was knocked around for two home runs and six runs in four innings in one of the worst starts of his season. The Milwaukee Brewers shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 4–0 behind a gem from MIL SP Kyle Harrison, who went six spotless innings while MIL LF Jackson Chourio and MIL CF Blake Perkins each went deep, Perkins going for three RBI in what was a thoroughly dominant series win for Milwaukee over a Phillies squad that managed just four hits and zero runs on the day. Minnesota rallied past the Cardinals 5–4 in a tight one to take the series rubber game, MIN C Victor Caratini delivering the go-ahead home run and two RBI while STL 2B JJ Wetherholt and STL 1B Alec Burleson each went yard in a losing cause, with MIN RP Yoendrys Gómez earning the save. The Giants snapped their two-game losing streak to the Cubs by winning the series finale 5–1 at Oracle Park behind an absolute masterpiece from SF SP Logan Webb, who went eight innings, allowed zero earned runs, and struck out seven in one of the best starts of his season, with SF 3B Matt Chapman going deep for two RBI as the only home run of the game. Kansas City blanked Houston 4–0 to split the three-game series, KC SP Stephen Kolek dominating through 7.1 scoreless innings and KC 3B Maikel Garcia providing three RBI through contact as the Astros’ offense went completely quiet, managing just five hits and zero runs against a Royals pitching staff that was untouchable all afternoon. The New York Yankees won the series over Toronto 8–3 and the White Sox took the series from the Dodgers 2–1 with a 6–4 Sunday win, while Colorado’s 23–9 demolition of the Athletics from Saturday night continued to dominate the conversation as one of the most staggering scores in recent memory.
- New York Keeps Rolling, Caballero and Rice Deliver in the Ninth
- The New York Yankees took the series from the Toronto Blue Jays with an 8–3 win at Rogers Centre, putting the game away with a five-run ninth inning that turned a tense 3–3 game into a laugher. NYY SS José Caballero was the offensive hero of the day, going deep for a three-run home run in that decisive ninth and driving in three runs total, while NYY 1B Ben Rice added a home run and two RBI to give New York two home runs on the day. TOR LF Davis Schneider provided Toronto’s lone long ball, a solo shot in the sixth that briefly gave the Blue Jays life, but NYY RP Camilo Doval shut the door with a clean ninth to earn the win while TOR RP Braydon Fisher took the loss after allowing three runs on two home runs without finishing the inning in that brutal ninth.
- New York is now 42-27 and sits at 1st in the AL East.
- Toronto is now 34-37 and sits at 3rd in the AL East.
- The White Sox Won’t Go Away, Three Home Runs Stun Dodgers in Sixth
- The Chicago White Sox took the series over the Los Angeles Dodgers two games to one with a 6–4 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field, with the entire game turning on a six-run sixth inning in which CWS 2B Chase Meidroth, CWS SS Colson Montgomery, and CWS LF Sam Antonacci all went deep in a stunning explosion that wiped out a 1–0 Dodgers lead and made it feel inevitable. Meidroth finished with a home run and two RBI, Montgomery went deep for two RBI as well, and Antonacci’s blast rounded out what was a three-home-run sixth that LAD RP Jack Dreyer will want to forget, surrendering two home runs and three runs in 0.1 innings and taking the loss. LAD SS Mookie Betts and LAD 1B Freddie Freeman each went yard for Los Angeles in a losing effort, and CWS SP Erick Fedde earned the win with 2.2 scoreless innings in relief while CWS RP Seranthony Domínguez got the save despite a shaky ninth.
- Chicago is now 38-32 and sits at 2nd in the AL Central.
- Los Angeles is now 45-27 and sits at 1st in the NL West.
- Colorado Drops 23 on the Athletics in One of the Most Shocking Games of the Season
- Nobody saw this one coming. The Colorado Rockies, owners of one of the worst records in baseball, walked into Sutter Health Park and absolutely obliterated the Athletics 23–9 in a game that produced seven home runs and 47 combined hits in one of the most jaw-dropping offensive performances of the 2026 season. COL 2B Willi Castro was the headliner, going deep twice and driving in seven runs across seven at-bats in a performance that will be talked about in Colorado for years, while COL C Hunter Goodman matched him with two home runs and four RBI in another dominant display, and COL RF Troy Johnston and COL 1B TJ Rumfield each added home runs as well to give the Rockies five on the day. For Oakland, ATH LF Tyler Soderstrom and ATH 3B Max Muncy each went deep, but it was nowhere near enough as ATH SP Jeffrey Springs allowed eight runs and three home runs in four innings and took the loss, and ATH RP Luis Medina was even worse in relief, surrendering six runs on six hits in just one inning as Colorado’s offense showed absolutely no mercy on a surreal Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.
- Colorado is now 27-45 and sits at 5th in the NL West.
- Athletics are now 35-36 and sit at 2nd in the AL West.
- Rays Bounce Back in Anaheim, Four Home Runs Seal the Series
- The Tampa Bay Rays evened the series with the Angels by taking Sunday’s finale 8–3 at Angel Stadium, with four home runs doing most of the damage in a game that was tight through five innings before Tampa Bay pulled away with a five-run eighth. TB 3B Junior Caminero went deep and drove in two runs, TB RF Victor Mesa Jr. added a home run and two RBI, and TB 2B Ben Williamson chipped in a solo shot to give the Rays three home runs before LAA RP Sam Bachman walked out for the eighth and surrendered two more home runs and five runs in a disastrous single inning that effectively ended any hope of a comeback. LAA 3B Donovan Walton provided Los Angeles’ lone home run, a solo shot in the fifth, with LAA SP Grayson Rodriguez lasting just 2.1 innings before exiting with the Angels already trailing, while TB RP Kevin Kelly earned the win with two dominant scoreless innings.
- Tampa Bay is now 41-27 and sits at 2nd in the AL East.
- Los Angeles (AL) is now 29-42 and sits at 5th in the AL West.
- Ewing and Semien Go Deep as New York Sends Atlanta Home with a Statement Win
- The New York Mets closed out the series against the Atlanta Braves with an emphatic 8–1 victory at Citi Field, putting the game away with a four-run first inning that set the tone from the very first at-bat. NYM CF A.J. Ewing was the offensive standout, going deep for two RBI and going 3-for-5 with two runs scored in what was one of his best performances of the season, while NYM 2B Marcus Semien added a home run and an RBI to give New York two home runs on the day and NYM LF Juan Soto went 2-for-5 with two RBI through contact to round out a balanced and relentless offensive attack. NYM SP Freddy Peralta was sharp in a winning effort, going five innings on four hits and one earned run with two strikeouts, and the bullpen was absolutely lights out the rest of the way, not allowing a single run across four innings of combined relief. ATL SP Bryce Elder absorbed the loss in brutal fashion, surrendering two home runs and six runs in four innings while the Braves managed just four hits and one run on the entire afternoon, with ATL CF Michael Harris II providing the lone bright spot by reaching base twice and scoring the team’s only run.
- New York is now 33-40 and sits at 5th in the NL East.
- Atlanta is now 47-24 and sits at 1st in the NL East.
Important Stats:
| Top Teams in Home Runs during HRC | # of HRs during HRC | Bottom Five Teams in Home Runs During HRC | # of HRs during HRC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ATH | 23 | 1. KC | 5 |
| 2. MIL | 19 | 2. CLE/TB/MIA | 6 |
| 3. STL | 18 | 3. ATL | 7 |
| 4. BAL/COL/WAS | 16 | 4. LAA | 8 |
| Top Players in Home Runs during HRC | # of HRs |
|---|---|
| 1. STL 1B Alec Burleson | 6 |
| 2. SF 3B Matt Chapman, MIL LF Jackson Chourio, COL RF Hunter Goodman, ATH 1B Nick Kurtz | 5 |
| 3. PHI LF Brandon Marsh, WSH 1B Luis GaBOS C Willson Contreras, MIN CF Byron Buxton, BAL 1B Pete Alonso, LAD DH Shohei Ohtani, WSH 1B Luis García Jr., ATH LF Tyler Soderstrom, WSH RF James Wood | 4 |
| All-Time Leader HRs | Player | HRs | Career Span | # of Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Barry Bonds | 762 | 22 years | 2,986 | |
| 2. Hank Aaron | 755 | 23 years | 3,298 | |
| 3. Babe Ruth | 714 | 22 years | 2,503 | |
| 4. Albert Pujols | 703 | 22 years | 3,080 | |
| 5. Alex Rodriguez | 696 | 22 years | 2,784 | |
| 6. Willie Mays | 660 | 22 years | 2,992 | |
| 7. Ken Griffey Jr. | 630 | 22 years | 2,543 | |
| 8. Jim Thome | 612 | 22 years | 2,543 | |
| 9. Sammy Sosa | 609 | 18 years | 2,354 | |
| 10. Frank Robinson | 586 | 21 years | 2,808 | |
| 11. Mark McGwire | 583 | 16 years | 1,874 | |
| 12. Harmon Killebrew | 573 | 22 years | 2,435 | |
| 13. Rafael Palmiero | 569 | 18 years | 2,831 | |
| 14. Reggie Jackson | 563 | 21 years | 2,820 | |
| 15. Manny Ramirez | 555 | 19 years | 2,302 | |
| 16. Mike Schmidt | 548 | 18 years | 2,404 | |
| 17. David Ortiz | 541 | 20 years | 2,408 | |
| 18. Mickey Mantle | 536 | 18 years | 2,401 | |
| 19. Jimmie Foxx | 534 | 20 years | 2,317 | |
| 20. Willie McCovey | 521 | 22 years | 2,588 | |
| 20. Frank Thomas | 521 | 19 years | 2,322 | |
| 20. Ted Williams | 521 | 22 years | 2,292 |
| All-Time Leader HRs (Active) | Player | HRs | Career Span | # of Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Giancarlo Stanton | 456 | 17 | 1,750 | |
| 2. Mike Trout | 418 | 16 | 1,711 | |
| 3. Aaron Judge | 385 | 11 | 1,204 | |
| 4. Manny Machado | 380 | 14 | 1,954 | |
| 5. Paul Goldschmidt | 379 | 16 | 2,112 | |
| 6. Freddie Freeman | 377 | 17 | 2,240 | |
| 7. Bryce Harper | 377 | 15 | 1,848 | |
| 8. Kyle Schwarber | 363 | 12 | 1,351 | |
| 9. Nolan Arenado | 361 | 14 | 1,845 | |
| 10. Carlos Santana | 335 | 17 | 2,212 |
Other Fun Facts:
- The 2019 Atlanta Braves hit more home runs in the month of June – 56 – than any other team in history.
- In 2017, the Cincinnati Reds Scooter Gennett became one of the unlikeliest players to hit four home runs in a single game; Gennett hit his record-tying home runs in an HRC game.
- The Atlanta Braves (2023) and Minnesota Twins (2019) hit 307 home runs each in a single season, more than any team in history.
- Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs 12 times; the first time was in 1918 when he hit 11 home runs (and won 13 games as a pitcher).
- In 2021, Miguel Cabrera became the last MLB player to top 500 home runs; 34-year old Giancarlo Stanton is the current active leader with 408.
- Mark McGwire hit more home runs per at bat – 10.61 – than any player in history. Aaron Judge (11.9) and Pete Alonso (13.27) have the best ratios among current players.
- Sammy Sosa has 3 of the 6 seasons with the most HRs hit, hitting 66 in 1998, 63 in 1999, and 64 in 2001. However, he never once lead the major leagues in home runs. Despite his prowess as a power hitter, he was surpassed in all 3 seasons, in the 1998-99 seasons by Mark McGwire, and in 2001 by Barry Bonds.
- Weirdly enough, no one has ever hit 55 HRs in a season.
- Hitting a grand slam is incredibly impressive enough. Hitting multiple in the same game is nearly unheard of. Even more absurd, multiple grand slams in the same inning? Only one player has accomplished that feat – and that is Fernando Tatis. On April 23rd, 1999, he hit two grand slams as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers that day. His son, Fernando Tatis Jr, is now a superstar outfielder for the San Diego Padres.
- The first Home Run was hit by the Chicago White Stockings infielder, Ross Barnes, on May 2, 1876. Despite being nearly 150 years ago, the Chicago White Stockings are still an MLB team – but not the White Sox. The White Stockings actually became the Chicago Cubs.
- Andy “Pepper” Oyler, known as a small player, had the shortest home run in baseball history – an [astonishing] 24-inch home run. As the story goes, the weather conditions in Minnesota were poor that day, and the hard-hit ball went directly into the mud in front of the plate. By the time they had found the ball, Oyler had cleared the bases, for an inside the park home run.
- What’s perhaps more impressive than hitting any Home Run or Grand Slam? Robbing one! How about Mike Cameron, former All-Star and gold glover, known as being one of the only players to amass 250 home runs and 250 steals in their career. On May 2, 2002, not only did he hit 4 Home Runs in the game, with his 5th hit missing the wall by just feet, making it all the way to the warning track, he also robbed a home run.
