A future Baseball Hall of Famer has added one more milestone to his legacy.
Albert Pujols crushed his 700th career home run Friday night, blasting a slider from the Dodgers’ Phil Bickford 389 feet into the left-field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.
Pujols became only the fourth player in MLB history to reach 700 home runs, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. Pujols and Aaron are the only two players in MLB history with both 3,000 hits and 700 home runs.
Here’s a look at the moment Pujols joined one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs.
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Watch Albert Pujols hit home run No. 700
Pujols has been a menace against left-handed pitching this year, crushing 12 of his 19 home runs coming into Friday’s contest against southpaws and posting a 1.144 OPS. But he had struggled against right-handers, with just a .661 OPS and seven home runs against them.
He had a moment against a left-hander earlier Friday, however. Pujols launched home run No. 699 in the third inning, sending a fastball from Dodgers starter Andrew Heaney 434 feet halfway up the left-field stands.
He then greeted the right-handed Bickford, who came on for Heaney, with No. 700 in his next at-bat in the fourth inning.
This was Pujols’ fourth multi-home run game in 2022 and the 65th of his career.
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