PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION’S HOME RUN CHALLENGE UPDATE
– As of End of Day, June 10th, 2026
Top Headlines
- 180 Total Home Runs (44 total on 6/10/2026)
- June 10th served up a full slate of 13 games and plenty of fireworks, with the Pirates pulling off arguably the upset of the week, the Cardinals continuing to run roughshod over the Mets, and the Giants and Nationals putting on one of the most chaotic games of the entire HRC campaign so far. The biggest individual story of the day was PIT LF Tyler Callihan, who went deep twice and drove in four runs to fuel Pittsburgh’s stunning 9–8 comeback win over the LAD Dodgers at PNC Park, with the Pirates erasing a 6–1 deficit through an eight-run rally across the seventh and eighth innings that left the Dodgers stunned. LAD DH Shohei Ohtani went deep and drove in two runs for Los Angeles, and LAD LF Ryan Ward added a grand slam in the sixth that looked like it might be the backbreaker, but PIT 1B Spencer Horwitz also went yard while Callihan’s two-homer effort ultimately carried the day. Over at Oracle Park, the SF Giants survived one of the more remarkable comebacks of the season to edge the WSH Nationals 11–10, SF 3B Matt Chapman going deep twice and driving in three runs, SF DH Bryce Eldridge adding a home run and four RBI, and SF 1B Rafael Devers chipping in a blast as well, while WSH RF James Wood and WSH 1B Curtis Mead each went yard for Washington in a game that featured ten combined home runs and saw the Giants score ten runs across the eighth and ninth innings to come all the way back from a seven-run deficit. The STL Cardinals swept the Mets out of Citi Field with a dominant 9–2 win, STL RF Jordan Walker and STL 1B Alec Burleson each going deep while STL DH Nelson Velazquez added a home run and two RBI and NYM C Francisco Alvarez provided New York’s only home run in what has been a thoroughly dismal homestand for the Mets. The NYY Yankees took the series from the Guardians with an 8–4 win, CLE LF Angel Martinez going deep for the only home run of that one while New York’s offense piled up runs through contact and timely hitting led by NYY 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. with three RBI. The CWS White Sox made it two straight wins over the ATL Braves with a 2–1 gem behind CWS SP Davis Martin, who threw six scoreless innings on six hits, with no home runs in a tight game decided by CWS RF Derek Hill’s RBI and a clutch run from CWS CF Luisangel Acuna. Back in Las Vegas, the Athletics swept the Brewers with a 4–3 win, ATH RF Lawrence Butler and ATH 2B Alika Williams each going deep in a comeback win where Oakland trailed 3–0 before rallying for four runs in the sixth and seventh, sending the home run total for this four-game series at Sutter Health Park to a jaw-dropping 25 combined home runs across the full week.
- Pirates Erase a Five-Run Hole and Sends the Dodgers Packing
- The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled off one of the more stunning comebacks of the season, rallying from a 6–1 deficit to stun the Los Angeles Dodgers 9–8 at PNC Park in a game defined entirely by the home run ball. PIT LF Tyler Callihan was the story of the night, going deep twice and driving in four runs in a performance that carried Pittsburgh’s entire comeback on his back, with PIT 1B Spencer Horwitz adding a home run and two RBI to round out the Pirates’ three-homer effort. LAD DH Shohei Ohtani went deep and drove in two runs while LAD LF Ryan Ward launched a grand slam in the sixth that looked like it had ended the drama, but Pittsburgh scored eight runs across the seventh and eighth innings without the Dodgers being able to answer. PIT RP Evan Sisk earned the win and PIT RP Gregory Soto nailed down the save despite surrendering a late Dodgers home run in the ninth, while LAD RP Kyle Hurt absorbed the loss after a catastrophic 0.1 innings in which he allowed four runs without recording an out.
- Pittsburgh is now 34-33 and sits at 3rd in the NL Central.
- Los Angeles (D) is now 43-25 and sits at 1st in the NL West.
- Giants and Nationals Combine for 21 Runs
- If you want a case study in never giving up, look no further than Oracle Park on June 10th. The San Francisco Giants trailed the Washington Nationals 9–1 heading into the eighth inning and somehow walked away with an 11–10 victory, outscoring Washington 10–1 over the final two innings in one of the wildest finishes of the 2026 season. SF 3B Matt Chapman was the offensive engine for the Giants, going deep twice and driving in three runs while going 4-for-5 on the day, and SF DH Bryce Eldridge delivered the biggest blow with a home run and four RBI, with SF 1B Rafael Devers adding yet another blast to give San Francisco four home runs on the day. WSH RF James Wood and WSH 1B Curtis Mead each went deep for the Nationals in what was an enormous lead that somehow wasn’t enough, with WSH RP Mitchell Parker taking the loss after not recording a single out in the ninth while SF RP Reiver Sanmartin earned the win in relief.
- San Francisco is now 28-41 and sits at 4th in the NL West.
- Washington is now 35-34 and sits at 3rd in the NL East.
- The HRC Crew Got a Masterpiece, Just Not the Kind We Expected
- The PCF Home Run Challenge crew was on hand at Guaranteed Rate Field for this one, and while the home runs were nowhere to be found, what they got instead was a taut, tense 2–1 White Sox victory that came down to the final out and had the crowd on its feet from the fourth inning on. CWS SP Davis Martin was absolutely brilliant, going six innings without allowing a run on six hits while striking out six, and CWS RF Derek Hill drove in the go-ahead run while CWS CF Luisangel Acuna added an RBI of his own to give Chicago all the offense it needed. ATL SP Chris Sale matched Martin pitch for pitch for most of the night, going 5.2 innings with six strikeouts in a strong performance that deserved a better fate, with ATL SS Jorge Mateo providing the lone Braves run in the seventh before CWS RP Bryan Hudson closed the door for the save. Two elite pitching staffs showed up, and the PCF crew witnessed exactly the kind of late-game drama that makes baseball great even without a single ball leaving the park.
- Chicago (WS) is now 36-31 and sits at 2nd in the AL Central.
- Atlanta is now 45-23 and sits at 1st in the NL East.
- Rasmussen Deals and Durbin Goes Deep Twice in a Losing Cause TB SP Drew Rasmussen was nothing short of dominant, striking out 13 batters over seven scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Boston Red Sox 7–5 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score suggests. TB CF Cedric Mullins provided the offensive punctuation mark with a two-run home run while the Rays piled up runs through contact and timely situational hitting all game long. BOS 3B Caleb Durbin had a spectacular individual afternoon in a losing effort, going deep twice and driving in two runs as two of Boston’s five hits on the day, and BOS CF Ceddanne Rafaela added a three-run blast that briefly made things interesting in the eighth before Tampa Bay’s bullpen slammed the door. BOS SP Jake Bennett took the loss after allowing four runs in five innings, while TB RP Garrett Cleavinger earned the save.
- Tampa Bay is now 41-25 and sits at 1st in the AL East.
- Boston is now 27-39 and sits at 5th in the AL East.
- Harper, Schwarber, and Bohm Put on a Show in Toronto
- The Philadelphia Phillies rode a three-homer barrage to a convincing 7–4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, with three of Philadelphia’s most dangerous bats all going deep in the same afternoon. PHI 1B Bryce Harper launched a home run and drove in one run while scoring three times, PHI DH Kyle Schwarber added a two-run blast and PHI 3B Alec Bohm delivered the biggest swing of the day with a three-run home run in the third that blew the game open and gave PHI SP Jesus Luzardo all the cushion he needed. Luzardo was outstanding, going 5.2 innings on four hits with eight strikeouts to earn the win, while TOR SP Max Scherzer was tagged for five runs and two home runs in just 3.1 innings and took the loss in an outing that never found its footing. PHI RP Jhoan Duran closed it out with a clean ninth for the save.
- Philadelphia is now 36-31 and sits at 2nd in the NL East.
- Toronto is now 33-36 and sits at 3rd in the AL 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 | 18 | 1. MIA/TB | 3 |
| 2. MIL/SF | 13 | 2. KC/ATL/SD | 4 |
| 3. WAS | 11 | 3. CLE, SEA, AZ, CHC, COL | 5 |
| 4. BAL/PHI | 10 | 4. LAA, BOS, TOR, HOU, PIT | 6 |
| Top Players in Home Runs during HRC | # of HRs |
|---|---|
| 1. Nick Kurtz, 1B, ATH, Matt Chapman, 3B, SF | 4 |
| 2. PHI LF Brandon Marsh, WSH 1B Luis García Jr., SD C Freddy Fermin, MIL 2B Brice Turang, ATH LF Tyler Soderstrom, STL 1B Alec Burleson, CIN 2B Matt McLain, COL RF Hunter Goodman, LAA SS Zach Neto | 3 |
| 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.
