Stanton blasted his 155th career home run on April 16, overtaking Dan Uggla to become the Marlins' all-time home run leader. Stanton launched a 467-foot home shot that cleared the left field seats at Dodger Stadium on May 12. The blast gave him 1,946 career hits, putting him in ninth place on the all-time list. Stanton's home run mark was already guaranteed to be broken that season, as he had already signed with the Yankees prior to hitting No. 155. However, the fact that it took him so long to reach the mark is interesting. Before 2017, only four players had hit 150 or more homers: Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro. Two of those players (Sosa and McGwire) were eventually banned from baseball for their ties to steroid use, which may explain why there are now only three remaining power hitters over 150 homers. The other player, Palmeiro, has been accused by several women of sexual harassment and assault, which may also help explain why there are now fewer high-power hitters. It's possible that baseball could introduce more divisions or leagues to increase the number of games played per year. This would lead to more at-bats, runs scored and home runs hit. If this idea gets approved then perhaps Stanton could have stayed in Miami longer than five months before hitting number two.