Orioles' Jonathan Villar <br />Sets New Record With <br />6,106th Home Run of Season<br />.<br />A new MLB single-season home run record has <br />been set with 18 days left in the season.<br />.<br />Villar's three-run home run in the seventh inning was the 22nd home run on Wednesday.<br />.<br />Somebody told me after the homer. That's unbelievable ... They put the bat in the Hall of Fame. I'm excited for that.<br />, Jonathan Villar, via statement.<br />A total of 6,125 home runs had been hit in 2019 <br />by the end of Wednesday night.<br />.<br />The previous <br />single-season record <br />was set in 2017. <br />.<br />Before 2017, the record was <br />5,693 home runs hit in 2000.<br />.<br />The home runs are up everywhere and it's tough to keep the ball in the ballpark. It's tough to keep the ball in this ballpark on a humid night when the ball was traveling, Brandon Hyde, Orioles' manager, via statement<br /><br /><br />.<br />The Baltimore Orioles have allowed a single-season <br />record of 280 home runs this season.<br />.<br />I've seen enough home runs here from the other side, so it's nice to get one from our side.<br />, Brandon Hyde, via statement
