Carlos Beltran hit his 400th career home run - MLB

Yankees OF/DH Carlos Beltran joined the 400 home run club on Sunday against the White Sox, drilling a two-run home run in the sixth inning to put his team in the lead at 5-4. The dinger came on a 2-2 fastball from lefty reliever Zach Duke, who came in to turn the switch-hitting Beltran from the left side to the right side of the plate.

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Beltran is the 54th player in baseball history to join the 400-homer club and just the fourth switch-hitter along with Mickey Mantle, Eddie Murray, and Chipper Jones. He can soon move into a tie for 53rd place on the all-time list with Duke Snider at 407. Beltran, a future Hall of Famer, is also only the fifth player in baseball history with 400 career homers and 300 career stolen bases, joining Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Andre Dawson, and Willie Mays.

Beltran, 39, entered the afternoon hitting .244/.274/.465 and now has eight home runs and 18 RBI on the year.

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ST. LOUIS — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The right-hander signed a three-year, $55.75 million contract on Friday that will carry through the 2025 season.

The new deal replaces a $68 million, four-year contract signed in February 2019 that covered the 2020-23 seasons and was set to pay $15.75 million this year.

Mikolas will receive a $5 million signing bonus payable July 1 and will make $18.75 million in 2023 and $16 million in each of the following two seasons. Mikolas can earn a $250,000 bonus for winning a Cy Young Award, $50,000 for All-Star election or selection or winning a Gold Glove, $100,000 for League Championship Series MVP and $150,000 for World Series MVP.

Mikolas is scheduled to make the second opening-day start of his big league career next Thursday when the Cardinals host Toronto. Mikolas went 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA last season while helping St. Louis to the NL Central title.

“Miles stands among the top pitchers in the game today, and has continued to provide a steady presence for us both in the rotation and inside the clubhouse,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.

Mikolas is 45-40 with a 3.79 in 143 games with San Diego, Texas and St. Louis. He recently pitched six shutout innings in two appearances for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic.