April 26, 2000, Vladimir Guerrero hits his 100th career home run for the Montreal Expos. The clip above is the young outfielder connecting on his first home run against the Atlanta Braves in 1996. The 100 home run comes at the expense of Julian Tavarez of the Colorado Rockies at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Guerrero would play 16 seasons of Major League Baseball, He finished with 449 home runs, 1496 RBI, and a batting average of .318. He was a nine time All-Star, 2004 American League Most Valuable Player, and an eight time Silver Slugger Award winner.
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