Albert Pujols is on the precipice of once felt like a longshot, the exclusive MLB 700-home run club.
He found a second wind, or perhaps just better usage, when he left the Angels and joined the Dodgers last year, one that has continued with his original club in 2022. His 29 homers since the Angels released him in May 2021 are more than he had in any full season since 2016, despite coming in less than 500 plate appearances.now has Pujols ahead of Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the all-time home run listNow we wait and see if he has one more in him.
"I'm still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever,'' Pujols toldin August."I don't get caught up in numbers. If you were going to tell me 22 years ago that I would be this close, I would have told you that you're freakin' crazy. My career has been amazing.'' The end of his chase likely won't be the end of his career, though. Pujols' second-half surge has coincided with the Cardinals' rise to the top of the NL Central. After winning two World Series in his first stint with St. Louis, Pujols will almost certainly ride into one last postseason with fellow quadragenarians Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright.
Postseason homers don't count toward MLB's career leaderboards, but Pujols' place on the October-specific homer leaderboard might feel familiar.
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