Albert Pujols

PHOENIX — The first person to tell Cardinals rookie Nolan Gorman to grab a bat for his first big-league appearance in his hometown was the same person he ...

Albert Pujols insists this is his final season, even if he falls short of 700 career home runs. He's been on a tear, though, so don't bet against him.

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Albert Pujols went 4–for–4 and smacked two long homers and Paul DeJong hit a grand slam to lead ...

Louis trailed 4–2 when Pujols led off the fourth with his second homer of the game and 13th of the season. In the ninth, Nolan Gorman pinch-hit for Pujols with runners on second and third with none out and he dropped an RBI single to center to make it 9–7. There were two on with two outs in the sixth when Nootbaar hit a grounder just inside the first base line against Noe Ramirez. Kelly walked and Sergio Alcantara doubled before Hicks tossed a wild pitch for one run and Alek Thomas drove in another on an infield single. Nootbaar scored on the triple due to an Arizona error. Louis Cardinals to a 16–7 victory over the

Albert Pujols no longer looks like a 42-year-old playing out the string toward retirement.

He is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals. The Diamondbacks have allowed 30 hits while producing just 12. Louis on April 30 when he gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings. Kelly is 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA over his past nine starts. Goldschmidt went 3-for-6 with a homer and four RBIs on Saturday. Goldschmidt has 31 homers and 100 RBIs. “And he’s just so professional and just such a good human being that I think the fans appreciate that.” He is batting .452 (14-for-31) with six homers and 13 RBIs. Hank Aaron is the leader with 6,856. He also moved into second all-time in career total bases with 6,143, passing St. That raised his total to 692 homers, four behind fourth-place Alex Rodriguez on the all-time list. Louis Cardinals face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix.

PHOENIX (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol leaned back in his chair postgame, trying to find more superlatives to describe ageless Alber...

Giovanny Gallegos was able to get out of the jam and the Cardinals tacked on eight insurance runs in the ninth, capped by Paul DeJong’s grand slam and Paul Goldschmidt’s three-run shot. D-backs speedster Alek Thomas hit a high chopper into the middle of the infield. The teams finish their three-game series on Sunday. Lars Nootbaar’s two-run triple in the sixth pushed the Cardinals ahead 7-4. He capped his 4-for-4 night with a ground ball single through the left side of the infield in the seventh. C Iván Herrera has been recalled was activated from the taxi squad. He’s been on a roll over the past month, batting .386 with five homers over his past 16 games coming into Saturday. It was a vintage night for the 42-year-old Pujols, who continues to hit like a man at least a decade younger. The slugger says this is his last season. Louis had an 8-4 lead going into the eighth but the D-backs rallied for three runs off reliever Jordan Hicks. Words weren’t easy to come by, as the slugger’s lore in baseball history continues to grow. With the first homer, Pujols passed fellow Cardinals icon Stan Musial for No.

Albert Pujols went 4-for-4 and smacked two long homers, and Paul DeJong hit a grand slam to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 16-7 victory over the host ...

Ryan McMahon had three hits and Lucas Gilbreath (2-0) pitched one inning of relief for the Rockies. He struck out nine in his five innings of work on 71 pitches and had just two first-inning walks. Neuse hit a one-hopper to the right of the mound that hung in the air long enough to force the pitcher into bobbling the ball in his haste to make a play at the plate. Rodolfo Castro homered in the fourth for the Pirates, who had their two-game winning streak snapped and have lost 11 of 15. Gonzalez collected two of the five hits for the Guardians, who lost for just the fourth time in their last 14 games. Wacha (8-1) surrendered four hits, struck out four and walked one in the second game of the three-game series. Justin Dunn (1-1), who won in the majors for the first time since April 15, 2021, combined with four relievers on a four-hitter. Then with two out and a man on third, Contreras lined a single to right -- off Peter Strzelecki (1-1) -- for the Cubs, who have won 11 of 15 overall and four straight against the Brewers. Alexander (3-7) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings. Adam Cimber (9-4) was awarded the win after striking out two batters in one inning, and Yimi Garcia worked the ninth to secure his first save. Mets starter David Peterson (6-3) lasted 4 2/3 innings and allowed eight hits and three runs to go along with six strikeouts and two walks. Realmuto contributed an RBI single and Jean Segura and Kyle Schwarber had two hits each for the Phillies, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Cardinals legend hit two more home runs on Saturday.

And if he does pass 700, it may be a while until we see someone reach that number. At one point, it didn’t seem like Pujols would reach the historic mark, but he is on a hot streak with six homers in his last eight games that puts passing 700 in play. If you were going to tell me 22 years ago that I would be this close, I would have told you that you’re freakin’ crazy. “I don’t get caught up in numbers. “I’m still going to retire, no matter whether I end up hitting 693, 696, 700, whatever,” Pujols said. The

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I'm glad I made the announcement this was it when I signed. He announced in March that this season would be his last. Pujols hit two home runs Saturday during a 4-for-4 day against the Arizona Diamondbacks to give him 692 for his career.

Will Albert Pujols recent resurgence temper his plans to retire at the end of this season? Fans are mixed on whether he should.

Albert Pujols will go down as one of the greatest sluggers in MLB history. The question came after a two homerun night for Pujols that put him at 692 for his career. In an interview with MLB insider Bob Nightengale, Pujols stated that he hasn't changed his mind about retiring after this season.