“I WILL retire, definitely”: Albert Pujols dazzles with 692nd, inching closer to the 700 career Home Run benchmark

“I WILL retire, definitely”: Albert Pujols dazzles with 692nd, inching closer to the 700 career Home Run benchmark

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Albert Pujols knocked out his 691st and 692nd Home Run of his career in the Cardinals’ 16-7 win over the D-backs on Saturday night at Chase Field. He has definitely been the most amazing hitter in the Major League Baseball for the month of August. The hotter than lava player is batting .452 (14-for-31) with six homers and 13 RBIs.

Albert Pujols also moved into second all-time in career total bases with 6,143, passing St. Louis legend Stan Musial (6,134). Hank Aaron is the leader with 6,856. He went deep in each of his first two at-bats against left-hander Madison Bumgarner. Pujols, who sits fifth on the AL/NL all-time home run list, is only four behind Alex Rodriguez for fourth.

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“That’s all the hard work that I put in, day in and day out,” Albert Pujols said. “Nothing surprises me.”

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“What he’s doing is superhuman,” said first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, “That guy is amazing. You see these stats and he’s passing Hall of Famers. He’s a first-ballot, if not unanimous, Hall of Famer. He’s incredible. Even to do half of what he’s done is an amazing career.”

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Albert Pujols looking to unlock the 700 career Home Run achievement

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“This is what always comes to mind, is just the amount of sacrifice that goes into having a career like that,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said after the club ran its winning streak to six games.

“These guys have dedicated themselves to being great. And at the end of the day, they’ll walk away being some of the greatest players to ever play this game. It’s fun to have a front-row seat.”

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Most home runs in American League/National League history –

  1. Barry Bonds, 762
  2. Hank Aaron, 755
  3. Babe Ruth, 714
  4. Alex Rodriguez, 696
  5. Albert Pujols, 692

Even Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said after watching Albert Pujols’ performance, “I think all the baseball fans that are here watching Albert Pujols understand that they’re watching somebody who’s pretty special, who’s done it at a very high level for a very long time, and he’s just so professional and just such a good human being that I think the fans appreciate that.”

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