of these 26 players, 14 were right-handed batters, 10 were left-handed, and 2 were switch hitters (meaning they could bat from either side of the plate). the san francisco giants are the only franchise to have four players reach 500 home runs while on their roster: mel ott while the team was in new york, willie mays, willie mccovey, and most recently bonds. four 500 home run club members—aaron, mays, eddie murray, and rafael palmeiro—are also members of the 3,000 hit club. sheffield's 500th home run was his first career home run with the new york mets, the first time that a player's 500th home run was also his first with his franchise. alex rodriguez, at 32 years and 8 days, was the youngest player to hit 500. ted williams, at 41 years and 291 days, was the oldest.