Posted on 09/24/2022 11:17:23 AM PDT by Rummyfan
Twenty-two years. Seven hundred home runs.
Albert Pujols achieved a level of greatness only three other players in the history of the game have matched when he hit No. 700 on Friday night -- his second homer of the evening at Dodger Stadium. He joins Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron and Babe Ruth as the only players in the exclusive 700-home run club.
As the St. Louis Cardinals slugger made his march for history, ESPN's Jesse Rogers, Buster Olney and Alden Gonzalez asked current and former teammates, opposing pitchers and other greats in the game to describe their favorite moments and what it has been like playing with, pitching to and simply witnessing an all-time great home run hitter during Pujols' two decades in the majors.
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Well, Palmer *was* a three-time Cy Young winner and eight time 20-game winner, so...
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I saw one of Hank Aaron’s hits in person—a double. I was hoping for a home run but you don’t always get what you want.
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