ARod joins Aaron in 2,000-RBI club
Published 8:28 pm Saturday, June 13, 2015
BALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez joined Hank Aaron as the only players in major league history with 2,000 career RBI.
Rodriguez hit a two-run homer Saturday night for the New York Yankees in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. The sixth-inning drive off Bud Norris lifted A-Rod’s career RBI total to 2,001.
Hank Aaron ranks first on the career list with 2,297 RBI.
Records get tricky when it comes to runs batted in, partly because RBI did not become an official stat until 1920. So while baseball-reference.com lists Babe Ruth with 2,214 and Cap Anson with 2,075, the Elias Sports Bureau — baseball’s official statistician — puts Rodriguez ahead of both of them.
It was the 666th career home run for Rodriguez, fourth on baseball’s all-time list behind Ruth, Aaron and Barry Bonds.
Twins to call up Buxton
ARLINGTON, Texas — With a depleted outfield and a winless week so far to drop them out of the AL Central lead, the Minnesota Twins are ready to add the player considered by many the top prospect in the minors.
Byron Buxton is being promoted from Double-A to make his major league debut Sunday for the Twins, who have lost five games in a row after an 11-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
“Everyone hopes that he’ll come in and make it tough to think about sending him back,” manager Paul Molitor said. “We have a lot of confidence. … He’s an exciting player, but he’s still learning how to hit.”
The Twins announced Saturday their plan to select his contract from Chattanooga. The 21-year-old Buxton will play center field in the finale of the three-game series in Texas.
