Albert Pujols is actually dwelling as much as his nickname nowadays.
Lower than 24 hours after matching Alex Rodriguez’s 696 profession house run whole, “The Machine” was at it once more Sunday towards the Pittsburgh Pirates. Within the ninth inning, Pujols hit profession house run No. 697, passing Rodriguez for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time HR chief board.
Pujols now trails solely three gamers on the all-time listing; Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), and Babe Ruth (714).
The lengthy ball additionally introduced Pujols nearer to reaching 700 for his profession. Pujols is now simply three house runs away from turning into simply the fourth participant in baseball historical past to achieve the milestone.
Pujols has 22 common season video games left to perform the feat.
The 43-year-old was pink scorching in August, ending with eight house runs and 17 RBI, slashing a exceptional .361/.420/.803 over 61 at-bats.
After beginning September off slowly, Pujols has picked it up over the past two video games, going 4-for-8 with a double, two house runs, and 5 RBI.
