The Cardinals' Albert Pujols arrives at Petco Park sitting on 698 career homers and the Padres would prefer to avoid sharing history with the future Hall-of-Famer
At 38 years old, Craig Stammen can only marvel at what Albert Pujols is doing in his age 42 season, a farewell tour that has him on the verge of becoming just the fourth player to ever hit 700 home runs.
“Nope, no home runs for me,” said Padres left-hander Blake Snell, who will start Wednesday’s game. “I’m happy for him and all his success. It’s been fun. I’ve been watching him play and even more so now that I get to compete against him. I think that’s the coolest thing, but I don’t want anything to do with anyone’s accomplishments or milestones.”homer if he can’t wait until the Cardinals return home Sept. 30:“That’s the perfect place for him to do it,” Snell said with a laugh. “Go do it in L.A.
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