ICYMI -- Cards' Pujols hits 700th home run, 4th player to reach mark
LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols seemed like a long shot in early August to reach 700 home runs, still more than a dozen swings from the hallowed mark and his power stroke all but gone.Now showing the pop of his youth in the final weeks of his career, the 42-year-old slugger got there with two long shots.
“Souvenirs are for the fans,” Pujols said. “I don’t have any problem if they want to keep it. That's why the fans come here, to have a special moment of history.” Now, no one needs to wonder whether Pujols would've come back for a few extra swings next year had he finished this season at 699 or so. “At first, I was upset ... and then when the crowd reacted and seen all the smiles, it was a very special moment for MLB,” Bickford said."Albert Pujols is one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met.”
Pujols' 700th homer gave him a couple of other nice, round numbers, too — he has hit 500 home runs off right-handers and 200 off lefties.At Chase Field in Phoenix, the San Francisco Giants were meeting on the mound when the 700th homer was shown on the videoboard, prompting veteran third baseman Evan Longoria to applaud, along with the Diamondbacks’ crowd.
Batting .189 on July 4, Pujols started to find his stroke in August, swatting seven homers in one 10-game stretch that helped St. Louis pull away in the division race.
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