Jacks, bombs, moon shoots, dingers, four-baggers and going yard - there are many ways to describe a batter sending the ball over the back fence.
However, they will always be called home runs in the box score.
Since the departure of the dead ball era in 1920, the game's greatest names have made a habit of stepping up to the plate and blasting fastballs, splitters and curves into the stratosphere.
From contemporary stars to the larger-than-life son of a Baltimore saloon owner, here are the 23 men who have hit more homers than anyone else in the game's rich history.
- Barry Bonds (1986-2007) – Pittsburgh Pirates/San Francisco Giants – 762 home runs
- Hank Aaron (1954-76) – Milwaukee Braves/Atlanta Braves/Milwaukee Brewers – 755
- Babe Ruth (1914-35) – Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees/Boston Braves – 714
- Albert Pujols (2001-22) – St Louis Cardinals/Los Angeles Angels/Los Angeles Dodgers – 703
- Alex Rodriguez (1994-2016) – Seattle Mariners/Texas Rangers/New York Yankees – 696
- Willie Mays (1951-73) – New York Giants/San Francisco Giants/New York Mets – 660
- Ken Griffey Jr. (1989-2010) – Seattle Mariners/Cincinnati Reds/Chicago White Sox – 630
- Jim Thome (1991-2012) – Cleveland Indians/Philadelphia Phillies/Chicago White Sox/Los Angeles Dodgers/Minnesota Twins/Baltimore Orioles – 612
- Sammy Sosa (1989-2007) – Texas Rangers/Chicago White Sox/Chicago Cubs/Baltimore Orioles – 609
- Frank Robinson (1956-76) – Cincinnati Reds/Baltimore Orioles/Los Angeles Dodgers/California Angels/Cleveland Indians – 58
- Mark McGwire (1986-2001) – Oakland Athletics/St Louis Cardinals – 583
- Harmon Killebrew (1954-75) – Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins/Kansas City Royals – 573
- Rafael Palmeiro (1986-2005) – Chicago Cubs/Texas Rangers/Baltimore Orioles – 569
- Reggie Jackson (1967-87) – Kansas City Athletics/Oakland Athletics/New York Yankees/California Angels – 563
- Manny Ramirez (1993-2011) – Cleveland Indians/Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Dodgers/Chicago White Sox/Tampa Bay Rays – 562
- Mike Schmidt (1972-89) – Philadelphia Phillies – 548
- David Ortiz (1997-2016) – Minnesota Twins/Boston Red Sox – 541
- Mickey Mantle (1951-68) – New York Yankees – 536
- Jimmie Foxx (1925-45) – Philadelphia Athletics/Boston Red Sox/Chicago Cubs/Philadelphia Phillies – 534
- Willie McCovey (1959-80) – San Francisco Giants/San Diego Padres/Oakland Athletics – 521Frank Thomas (1990-2008) – Chicago White Sox/Oakland Athletics/Toronto Blue Jays – 521
Ted Williams (1939-60) – Boston Red Sox – 521