Record Breaking Month Behind the Plate

Pitchers need to be on their best game for the month of June. May was a month for the sluggers, as batters around the league came together to break the record of the most home runs hit in a single month at 1,135. With Christian Yelich leading the pack at 21 home runs this season, many other players are not far behind him in the race. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros both have two batters in the top ten for home runs this season, which has helped their teams take a commanding lead of their division. The previous record was set in August of 2017 at 1,120 home runs. On May 31^st, MLB batters needed a combined 25 home runs to tie the previous record, but they ended up hitting 40 to shatter it. Another notable record broken in this process was the first time in league history that three teams hit more than 50 home runs in one month (Twins, Cubs, and Red Sox), according to ESPN. In the recent years it has looked like the home run ball is becoming more common, so don’t be surprised if the record is approached or broken again in the near future. Batters are on pace to potentially break not only team records, but league records as well.