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Former Pelican breaks minor league record

AP

Congratulations to Mike Hessman, who has broken the career record for most minor league home runs with 433. (The 37-year-old player for the Toledo Mud Hens hit a go-ahead grand slam on Aug. 3)

Many of us remember the tall, right-handed slugger when he came up in the Braves organization in 1999 and hit 23 home runs at age 21 for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, including a few bombs over the scoreboard in left center field. Also of note, in 2009 he played all nine positions in a nine inning game for the Toledo Mud Hens. Hessman has become a real baseball legend.

Henry Saunders, North Myrtle Beach

This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Former Pelican breaks minor league record."

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