Albert Pujols joined the 700 home run club on Friday, and MLB Network's Greg Amsinger saw the historic night coming months ago.
It was far from a guarantee Pujols would even reach 700 homers in 2022. The 42-year-old entered the year 21 home runs away from the milestone, and he had failed to hit at least 21 long balls in two of the last three full MLB seasons.
But, as also predicted by Amsinger, Pujols has enjoyed a productive return season in St. Louis. He's hitting .265/.338./.530 with 58 RBIs over 101 games played.behind Barry Bonds , Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth . While he’s highly unlikely to catch Ruth, Pujols could still add a few more memorable homers to his career total over St. Louis’ final 10 games.
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