Home Run King Mike Hessman

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Today on .com, Cuzittt looked at new minor league career home run leader, Mike Hessman.
 
And Mike Hessman now has a certain amount of fame, for on Monday, August 3rd, Hessman put himself atop the Minor League Home Run Mountain by slugging his 433nd minor round tripper, a grand slam no less, his 453rd professional dinger.
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Hessman was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1996 First Year Player Draft, one pick after the Red Sox picked a third baseman by the name of Mark Robbins (who did not sign or play minor league baseball) and a pick before the Indians drafted Tonayne Brown, who also did not sign that year, being drafted by the Red Sox in the 36th round of the 1998 Draft.
 
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I remember seeing him way back when I was in high school and my family still had season tickets to the Richmond Braves.  He just had the bearing of a natural slugger, and after reading this article I was 1) blown away that he was still playing, and 2) retroactively surprised he never got a longer look any where at the MLB level.  Great article, thanks for sharing!
 
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Stevie1der said:
surprised he never got a longer look any where at the MLB level.
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This might have had something to do with it:
 
                        G /   PA /   AB /   R /   H / 2B / 3B / HR / RBI / SB / CS / BB /  SO /   BA / OBP /   SLG / OPS
 
5 Years        109 /  250 /  223 / 29 /  42 /   8 /   1 /  14 /    33 /    0 /   0 /  21 /    79 / .188 / .272 /   .422 / .694
 
162 Game   162 /  372 /  331 / 43 /   62 / 12 /   1 /  21 /    49 /    0 /   0 /  31 / 117 / .188 / .272 /    .422 / .694
 
Edit: To incorporate Lose's laser-eye correction (correct 5-yr BA)
 
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