On Friday, Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run, joining Barry Bonds (762 homers), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. “This is like the Mount Rushmore of sluggers.'
“Don’t get me wrong, I know where my places stand in this game, but since Day One when I made my debut, I was never about numbers, never about chasing numbers,“ Pujols said. ”It was always about winning championships and tried to get better in these games.”“This is like the Mount Rushmore of sluggers, so to reach that 700-home run mark, it’s remarkable,” Roberts said.
A 37-year-old Los Angeles man, Cesar Soriano, snagged No. 699. He turned the ball over to security after being told he could meet Pujols. Pujols took extra pleasure in making his mark at Dodger Stadium, where he said he regained his joy for the game while with the Dodgers last season. “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.”
Later in the Cardinals clubhouse, his teammates “gave me a little shower, a little toast,” Pujols said.
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