Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the hometown ...

1 in a trade that moved pitcher Johan Oviedo and infielder Malcolm Nunez to the Pirates. "I think I'm going to let things happen and try to enjoy it. Louis down 3-1 in the sixth, Pujols connected on a first-pitch slider from JT Brubaker. I think I'm aware of where I am in the history of the game. But at the end of the day, 21 years ago when I make the ball club, that wasn't something that I was chasing. The 42-year-old Pujols has 22 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues.

A St. Louis Cardinals legend is retiring at the end of the 2022 season. How he finishes his career is less important than the overall career he's had.

(As a further aside, the gap in total bases between Aaron and Pujols equates to nearly 11.8 miles!! After a resurgence in last year’s second half with LA’s other team, the Dodgers, Pujols came home to St. [Hank Aaron](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aaronha01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral) in total bases. A shadow of his former towering self, Pujols spent all of those seasons playing with MLB’s newest best player, All that happened the next year was St. [Cardinals](http://redbirdrants.com) fans may recall that was Opening Day that season, a road game in Cincinnati. When that 10th season was complete, Pujols’ totals were a .331 BA, 408 long balls, 1230 RBI, and 1186 runs. Through his first nine seasons and one game, Pujols batted .334 with 368 homers, 1115 RBI, and 1075 runs scored. Because let’s be serious, if Pujols had stopped playing after that game, he would have been voted into Cooperstown a few short years down the road. His average season was a .334 batting average with 41 HR, 124 RBI, and 119 runs. Louis Cardinals legend is retiring at the end of the 2022 season. How he finishes his career is less important than the overall career he’s had.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are the latest team to see the farewell tour of St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols up close, and they hardly are the first to get ...

"He's a really good player, and he's been a really good player for a long time," Pirates manager Derek Shelton said of Pujols. "He navigated through some traffic," Shelton said of Keller's game against the Mets. He's been the best player for a long time. The home run was the 696th of his career, tying him with Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols up close, and they hardly are the first to get a reminder of why he is a sure-fire Hall of Famer. He went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and RBI single, both of which tied the game.

The Cardinals won the game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh Saturday night. They wrap the series Sunday.

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St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols belted the 696th home run of his career on Saturday to join Alex Rodriguez at fourth on MLB's all-time list.

He had starred for 11 seasons in St. The player from the Dominican Republic inked a one-year deal with the Cardinals earlier this year. The two-run blast helped the Cardinals rally to a 7-5 victory.

En frappant son 696e coup de circuit en carrière samedi, le joueur de premier but des Cardinals de St. Louis Albert Pujols a rejoint Alex Rodriguez au ...

Pujols effectue un retour chez les Cardinals en 2022, après avoir passé les 10 dernières saisons dans les uniformes des Angels (2012 à 2021) et des Dodgers (2021) de Los Angeles. Son coup de canon avait permis aux siens de niveler le pointage 3 à 3. Louis Albert Pujols a rejoint Alex Rodriguez au quatrième rang de l’histoire du baseball majeur à ce chapitre.

Yankees icon Alex Rodriguez congratulated the Cardinals hitter Albert Pujols for tying his record of all time home runs record of 696.

A-Rod congratulated All Rise when he tied his record. This record stayed broken until Aaron Judge hit his 55th home run and set a new record for his fellow Yankees. [@PujolsFive](https://twitter.com/PujolsFive), on tying me with No.696 for 4th on the all-time home run list! Having played for Major League Baseball for three different teams, Alex managed to hit 696 homers in 22 seasons of his career. And now, it looks like he will be congratulating Pujols for taking fourth place from him soon enough. But, after last night, the Cardinals hitter, Albert Pujols, tied with Alex Rodriguez by hitting the 696th home run of his career.

PITTSBURGH—Through the first 87 games of the season, several games past the halfway point, Albert Pujols was hitting .198 and had four home runs.

Albert Pujols is now tied for fourth on the MLB all-time home run list, after smashing No. 696 in the sixth inning of the Cardinals' 7-5 win over the ...

Pujols has gotten hits in just three of nine September games for the Cardinals, scoring two runs, hitting two home runs, and driving in five runs in that ...

- NBA [Game Recaps](/mlb/game-recaps.php) - MLB - NFL Pujols has gotten hits in just three of nine September games for the Cardinals, scoring two runs, hitting two home runs, and driving in five runs in that span. [Chris Schommer](/news/correspondents/chris-schommer.php)

Albert Pujols is climbing into even more hallowed territory on the all-time home run list.

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Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning ...

Louis trailing 3-1 in the sixth inning, Pujols connected on a first-pitch slider from JT Brubaker. 697 for the lead in the 9th!!! The Pirates missed a chance to win their first series since sweeping Milwaukee from Aug. Louis had been shut out on three hits through the first eight innings but rallied for their eighth win in their last 11 games. That ties the franchise record set from 1939-53. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols homered on Saturday to pull into a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list.

[Brewers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/MIL/milwaukee-brewers/) -- then Pujols would likely become an everyday presence in the lineup. [MLB](/mlb) history to reach the 700 home run threshold. Shortly after, [Tyler O'Neill](/mlb/players/2171342/tyler-oneill/) also homered to push the score to 4-2, which held up for the first-place Cardinals. On Sunday, in the series finale against the [Pirates](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/PIT/pittsburgh-pirates/), Pujols hit career home run No. Louis Cardinals](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/STL/st-louis-cardinals/) slugger [Albert Pujols](/mlb/players/223571/albert-pujols/) homered on Saturday to pull into a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list. [Chase De Jong](/mlb/players/2044548/chase-de-jong/) that left the bat at 105.5 mph and traveled 403 feet.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has hit his 697th home run and moved past Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, connecting Sunday ...

The 42-year-old Pujols has 21 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues. Pujols trails Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart. PITTSBURGH — St.

Albert Pujols is officially in sole possession of f place on Major League Baseball's all-time home run list, surpassing former New York Yankees star Alex...

Before the 2012 season, Pujols signed a 10-year, $254 million contract with the Angels. If he can join the 700 home run club before he hangs up the cleats, he'll be just one of four players to do so, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. At the time, he announced that the 2022 campaign would be his final season in baseball. The Dodgers signed him to a one-year deal once he cleared waivers. The St. It gave St.