Ex-Major Leaguer Balentien Smashes Japan Home Run Record
Bloomberg - 2013-09-15T12:08:03Z
Wladimir Balentien broke Japan’s five-decade-old record for home runs in a season with home runs in the first and third innings at Tokyo’s Jingu Stadium.
Balentien hit his 56th and 57th homers of the season today, eclipsing Sadaharu Oh’s record of 55 set in 1964 and ending almost three decades of controversy over repeated attempts to protect it from foreign challengers.
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