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Read original... For Yankee fans the wait is finally over – Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run Saturday afternoon, officially becoming the youngest player in baseball history to do so.
Number 500 came off the first pitch thrown to Rodriguez in the bottom of the first against Kansas City.
The last Yankee to hit 500 homers was Mickey Mantle.