Reynolds slugs 100th career home run

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Mark Reynolds; Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds, born in Pikeville, became the tenth player born in Kentucky to record 100 career home runs with a two-run long ball in the fifth inning Thursday. Reynolds is third on the active Kentucky native home run list behind Dan Uggla (132) and Austin Kearns (108). Former Seattle Mariners slugger Jay Buhner, born in Louisville, is the Kentucky career leader with 310 home runs. You can see the Kentucky career home run lists here via BaseballReference.com.

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