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MLB Home Runs by U.S. State - with a Map (Top 3 Sluggers per State)

Listed below are the the top 3 sluggers from each U.S. state and the District of Columbia based upon total home runs in their MLB careers. Given the player names and home run numbers, can you name the state? A correct guess will fill that state in on the map.
Based on state of birth for each player.
Updated through the end of the 2023 season, per Baseball Reference
Players in bold were active through the end of the 2023 season.
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Players (HRs)
Total HRs
Birth State
Hank Aaron (755); Willie Mays (660); Willie McCovey (521)
1936
Alabama
Barry Bonds (762); Mark McGwire (583); Ted Williams (521)
1866
California
Babe Ruth (714); Jimmie Foxx (534); Cal Ripken, Jr. (431)
1679
Maryland
Ken Griffey, Jr. (630); Reggie Jackson (563); Stan Musial (475)
1668
Pennsylvania
Alex Rodriguez (696); Lou Gehrig (493); Carl Yastrzemski (452)
1641
New York
Frank Robinson (586); Ernie Banks (512); Eddie Mathews (512)
1610
Texas
Gary Sheffield (509); Fred McGriff (493); Chipper Jones (468)
1470
Florida
Mickey Mantle (536); Willie Stargell (475); Joe Carter (396)
1407
Oklahoma
Jim Thome (612); Gary Gaetti (360); Curtis Granderson (344)
1316
Illinois
Mike Schmidt (548); Frank Howard (382); David Justice (305)
1235
Ohio
Mel Ott (511); Albert Belle (381); Joe Adcock (336)
1228
Louisiana
Frank Thomas (521); Johnny Mize (359); Moises Alou (332)
1212
Georgia
Dave Kingman (442); Dale Murphy (398); Richie Sexson (306)
1146
Oregon
Ryan Howard (382); Yogi Berra (358); Roy Sievers (318)
1058
Missouri
Dave Winfield (465); Kent Hrbek (293); Roger Maris (275)
1033
Minnesota
Gil Hodges (370); Scott Rolen (316); Chuck Klein (300)
986
Indiana
Ellis Burks (352); Dave Parker (339); George Scott (271)
962
Mississippi
Jim Rice (382); Reggie Sanders (305); Larry Doby (273)
960
South Carolina
Ron Santo (342); Ron Cey (316); Ryne Sandberg (282)
940
Washington
Todd Helton (369); Steve Finley (304); Vada Pinson (256)
929
Tennessee
Torii Hunter (353); Pat Burrell (292); Brooks Robinson (268)
913
Arkansas
Mike Trout (368) ; Eric Karros (284); Derek Jeter (260)
912
New Jersey
Willie Horton (325); Justin Upton (325); David Wright (242)
892
Virginia
Jay Buhner (310); Mark Reynolds (298); Dan Uggla (235)
843
Kentucky
Jeff Bagwell (449); Richie Hebner (203); Seve Balboni (181)
833
Massachusetts
Paul Konerko (439); Gabby Hartnett (236); Davey Lopes (155)
830
Rhode Island
Players (HRs)
Total HRs
Birth State
Ralph Kiner (369); Vern Stephens (247); Alex Bregman (165)
781
New Mexico
Mo Vaughn (328); George Springer (242); Dick McAuliffe (197)
767
Connecticut
Kirk Gibson (255); John Mayberry (255); Ted Simmons (248)
758
Michigan
Ryan Zimmerman (284); Kyle Seager (242); Brandon Phillips (211)
737
North Carolina
Tony Clark (251); Johnny Damon (235); Bob Horner (218)
704
Kansas
Bryce Harper (306); Joey Gallo (198); Kris Bryant (182)
686
Nevada
Al Simmons (307); Andy Pafko (213); Ken Keltner (163)
683
Wisconsin
George Brett (317); Toby Harrah (195); Andy Seminick (164)
676
West Virginia
Harmon Killebrew (573); Vance Law (71); Bill Salkeid (31)
675
Idaho
Ian Kinsler (257); J.J. Hardy (188); Kole Calhoun (179)
624
Arizona
Paul Goldschmidt (340); Randy Bush; John Mabry; Dave May (tied at 96)
532
Delaware
Hal Trosky (228); Casey Blake (167); Ken Henderson (122)
517
Iowa
Carlton Fisk (376); Pat Putnam (63); Birdie Tebbetts (38)
477
Vermont
Alex Gordon (190); Wade Boggs (118); Jackie Brandt (112)
420
Nebraska
Travis Hefner (213); Darin Erstad (124); Ken Hunt (33)
370
North Dakota
Kurt Suzuki (143); Shane Victorino (108); Mike Lum (90)
341
Hawaii
John Buck (134); Mike Devereaux (105); Brandon Nimmo (87)
326
Wyoming
Don Money (176); Justin Bour (92); Milt Thompson (47)
315
District of Columbia
Chase Headley (130); Johnny Frederick (85); Johnny Lindell (72)
287
Colorado
Jason Kubel (140); Mark Ellis (105); Dave Collins (32)
277
South Dakota
Phil Plantier (91); Red Rolfe (69); Bernie Friberg (38)
198
New Hampshire
John Lowenstein (116); Ed Bouchee (61); Dave McNally (9)
186
Montana
Duke Sims (100); Chris Shelton (37); Chad Mermansen (13)
150
Utah
Del Bissonette (66); George Gore (46); Ryan Flaherty (37)
149
Maine
Josh Phelps (64); Randy Kutcher (10); Aaron Cunningham (7)
81
Alaska
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