Having attended dozens of MLB games throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to see over 150 players hit a home run in-person.
One of the more notable adjustments made after moving from Chicago to Chico, California is the lack of immediate access to live sports.
Being a lifelong native of the Chicago area who lived in the city for much of my adult life before relocating to California, having some of the country’s most notable sporting events be just a short drive away was both normal and par for the course for being in a city of Chicago’s caliber.
Now living at least 90 minutes away from any professional or Division I collegiate action, live sports are something I look forward to even more now – which made it great to check out my first MLB game of the season in West Sacramento on Friday evening.
Along with taking in an exciting 8-5 affair, I also got to add another name to the list of players I have seen go yard – with Sacramento native Rhys Hoskins taking one out of Sutter Health Park in a homecoming game.
Through the games I’ve seen as of May 2, 2026, here’s a look at all of the players I’ve seen hit a home run live in roughly chronological order – corresponding to the full list of sporting events that I’ve attended, which can be found here.
1. Sammy Sosa (4)
2. Tyler Houston
3. Rafael Furcal
4. Vinny Castilla
5. Henry Blanco
6. Alex Gonzalez
7. Adam Dunn (2)
8. Ryan Freel
9. Austin Kearns
10. Moises Alou
11. Craig Counsell
12. Todd Walker
13. Russell Branyan
14. Ronny Cedeno
15. Josh Hamilton
16. Hank Blalock
17. Carlos Quentin (2)
18. Ian Kinsler (2)
19. David Ortiz (2)
20. Kevin Youkilis (2)
21. Milton Bradley
22. Starlin Castro (2)
23. Starling Marte (2)
24. Neil Walker
25. Chase Utley
26. John Mayberry
27. Welington Castillo
28. Pedro Alvarez
29. Russell Martin
30. Travis Snider
31. Mike Olt
32. Junior Lake
33. Nick Swisher
34. Jason Kipnis
35. David Murphy
36. Adam Eaton (4)
37. Gerardo Parra
38. Alexei Ramirez (2)
39. Jose Abreu (2)
40. Tyler Flowers
41. Andrew Brown
42. Anthony Rizzo (10)
43. Travis Wood (2)
44. Miguel Cabrera
45. Victor Martinez
46. Eugenio Suarez
47. Josh Harrison
48. Jordy Mercer
49. Devin Mesoraco
50. Luis Valbuena
51. Danny Santana
52. Desmond Jennings
53. Matt Carpenter
54. Chris Coghlan (2)
55. Randal Grichuk (3)
56. Tommy Pham
57. Stephen Piscotty
58. Billy Hamilton
59. Dexter Fowler (4)
60. Curt Casali
61. Jhonny Peralta
62. Brandon Moss (2)
63. Tyler Saladino
64. Addison Russell (2)
65. Ben Zobrist
66. Jeremy Hazelbaker
67. Aledmys Diaz
68. Javier Baez (3)
69. Andre Ethier
70. Miguel Montero
71. Jose Ramirez
72. Kris Bryant (3)
73. Denard Span
74. Mac Williamson
75. Mookie Betts
76. Xander Bogaerts
77. Mitch Moreland
78. Jackie Bradley Jr.
79. Deven Marrero (2)
80. Todd Frazier
81. Tim Anderson
82. Albert Almora (2)
83. Jose Altuve (2)
84. Yuli Gurriel (2)
85. Kevan Smith
86. Nicky Delmonico
87. Mike Trout (2)
88. Renato Nunez
89. Trey Mancini
90. Francisco Cervelli
91. Jason Heyward
92. Willson Contreras
93. Andrew McCutchen
94. Elvis Andrus
95. Yoan Moncada
96. James McCann
97. Colin Moran
98. Rafael Ortega
99. Ian Happ (2)
100. Gavin Sheets (3)
101. Wander Franco
102. Patrick Wisdom (5)
103. Josh Naylor
104. Willi Castro
105. Matt Chapman (2)
106. Albert Pujols
107. Ryan McMahon
108. Zach McKinstry
109. Jarred Kelenic
110. Justin Turner
111. Masataka Yoshida (2)
112. Brian Anderson (2)
113. Gabriel Arias
114. Paul Goldschmidt
115. Paul DeJong
116. Dansby Swanson (3)
117. Cody Bellinger
118. Mike Tauchman
119. Nico Hoerner
120. Miguel Amaya (2)
121. Tyler Stephenson
122. Anthony Santander
123. Cal Raleigh (4)
124. Julio Rodriguez
125. Ty France
126. Seiya Suzuki (2)
127. Teoscar Hernandez
128. Dominic Canzone
129. Christian Yelich
130. Mark Canha
131. Spencer Torkelson
132. LaMonte Wade Jr.
133. Mike Yastrzemski (2)
134. Wilmer Flores
135. J.D. Davis
136. Christopher Morel
137. Vinnie Pasquantino
138. Jarren Duran
139. Connor Wong
140. Jeimer Candelario (2)
141. Jonathan India
142. Shea Langeliers (2)
143. Joshua Palacios
144. Luis Urias
145. Kerry Carpenter (3)
146. Dillon Dingler
147. Wenceel Perez
148. Aaron Judge
149. Austin Wells
150. Salvador Perez (2)
151. Jac Caglianone
152. John Rave
153. Carson Kelly
154. Matt Shaw
155. Wyatt Langford
156. Dylan Moore
157. Brent Rooker (2)
158. Lawrence Butler
159. Rhys Hoskins
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