Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton passes Mets legend on all-time MLB home run record list

Billy Heyen

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Giancarlo Stanton keeps on climbing.

The New York Yankees' slugger has moved up another spot on the MLB all-time home run leaderboard.

When he hit his second homer of the night Tuesday, Stanton passed Dave Kingman to move into 43rd place in major league history.

Stanton's second homer in Tampa gave him 443 for his career. He's the active leader in career home runs.

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Kingman was a prodigious slugger for 16 seasons in the big leagues.

He broke in with the Giants and spent four seasons there before playing for the Mets, Athletics, Cubs, Padres, Angels and Yankees.

Kingman spent his most time with the Mets, hitting 154 home runs across six seasons.

Stanton, who is now 35 years old, is chasing 500 homers. It's a mark that, if he gets there, likely means a spot in the Hall of Fame.

At 443 and counting, Stanton just needs a couple more good seasons to get there.

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Injuries have been the big fella's bugaboo, of course. 

That hasn't stopped him from hitting 267 home runs with the Marlins and another 176 and counting with the Yankees.

This is one of the most special power hitters baseball has ever seen. No matter what career total Stanton gets to, don't take his swing or his power for granted.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle