700 CLUB! ⚾ St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday night, becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history.
LOS ANGELES — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday night, connecting for his second drive of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history.
With the drive in the final days of his last big league season, Pujols joined Barry Bonds , Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. He jogged around the bases smiling all the way. After crossing the plate and pointing his fingers skyward, Pujols went over to greet fellow Dominican and former Dodgers star Adrian Beltre. They high-fived through the protective netting.Pujols received a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd — he finished out last season while playing for the Dodgers. He took a curtain call, raising his cap in acknowledgment.
Pujols connected twice on the same night New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge remained on deck for home run history. He remained at 60 homers, just short of tying Roger Maris' AL mark of 61 in 1961, in a win at Yankee Stadium.He struck out swinging in his first at-bat against Heaney and grounded out to short in the sixth.
“I know that early in the year ... I obviously wanted better results,” Pujols said after he homered in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 22. “But I felt like I was hitting the ball hard. Sometimes this game is going to take more away from you than the game giving you back.
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