sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ . The 40-year-old slugger hit his 679th career homer on Tuesday night, a grand slam that helped the Yankees past the Minnesota Twins. "It's an amazing time to be around him and being around this team," Cardinals starting pitcher Jose Quintana said. Since 2016, Pujols has averaged a home run every 5.7 games. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{right:32px;top:calc(56px - 4px);}.mHQYb .mlb-header[data-is-club] .mlb-header__login-menu{top:calc(112px - 4px);}}/*!sc*/ . Here's how WBC offenses stack up with MLB's best, Scherzer tries to test pitch clock limits, gets balk, Jays 'playing it safe' after Guerrero tweaks knee, PitchCom-tipping: Loud device leaks Twins calls, Eflin's first start after $40M deal impresses Rays, Rangers' Leclerc to miss WBC with neck injury, Rockies' Rodgers may need surgery, '23 at risk, Rojas to withdraw from WBC, stay with Dodgers. 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If he decided to play for one more season, there's a good chance he'd even be able to pass Ruth for third on the all-time homer list. .hHLkAw input::-moz-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ That lead did not last as Andre Pallante gave up a tying home run to Jack Suwinski in the eighth inning, and JoJo Romero walked in the deciding run in the ninth as the Pirates claimed a 3-2 victory. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__leagues{min-width:600px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions > *{-webkit-flex:1 0 200px;-ms-flex:1 0 200px;flex:1 0 200px;margin-left:0;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Nine of his past 12 long balls have either tied the game or put the Cardinals into the lead. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item[aria-expanded='true']{-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}/*!sc*/ Albert Pujols had 24 home runs last season and 703 home runs over his career. However, much like the humid temperatures in St. Louis, Pujols heated up in July and August. @media (min-width:1024px){.sczZi{margin-left:0;margin-right:0;}}/*!sc*/ .groqnz .ad-body-container{border-color:#dddddd;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 1px 0;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 2%;min-height:343px;width:96%;}/*!sc*/ . .fYCiRB{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;height:40px;width:40px;}/*!sc*/ .ggWmAj{background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);max-height:64px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 16px;position:fixed;top:0;width:100%;z-index:2;}/*!sc*/ Pujols has four separate "most home runs in first _ seasons," those being the most in his first three seasons (114), nine seasons (366), 10 seasons (408), and 16 seasons (591). 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Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. Pujols has spent the vast majority of his career at first base. data-styled.g143[id="Styles__SocialContainer-sc-1h38xz1-0"]{content:"blLcNM,"}/*!sc*/ Albert Pujols just keeps mashing and moving up in baseball history. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:100%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:100%;flex-basis:100%;}}/*!sc*/ Tenure Record 1,346 and 760. pedroiagoodhits Waiting List Brew Crew. 703.\n\nLike Ive been saying a lot lately, what Albert Pujols is able to do right now is something marvelous, said Pirates standout rookie and fellow Dominican Oneil Cruz. 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The major league minimum is $720,000. .hHLkAw input.left{padding-left:32px;}/*!sc*/ $1.69 . Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Pujols trails only Bonds (762), Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) all time in home runs. That go-ahead blast, which broke a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning, pushed Pujols ahead of Barry Bonds (262) for the most in Major League history dating back to 1961, per Elias Sports Bureau. fieldset{padding:0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input.right{padding-right:32px;}/*!sc*/ He joined the 100-homer club at age 23 earlier this season and has a very, very long way to go. Subscribe Now .fAmXvR{background:#f3f3f3;border-radius:6px;color:#444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:500;padding:16px 16px 24px;}/*!sc*/ 693 in the team's. Albert Pujols is on Twitter at PujolsFive. Pujols also became only the fourth member of the 3,000-hit club to also hit 600 home runs, joining Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Alex Rodriguez in this exclusive club. Before he was released in the middle of the 2021 season, Pujols racked up a total of 222 home runs with the franchise, giving him a spot on the Los Angeles Angels' all-time home run list for now. By the end of the season, he set a new National League record for RBIs in a Season by a Rookie (130), and came close to the Major League record which was set by Ted Williams, who had 145 in 1939. Not only did Pujols hit home run No. data-styled.g146[id="Styles__StickyHeadline-sc-1wye7kw-2"]{content:"cHcHkC,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g114[id="sc-bdfBwQ"]{content:"mHQYb,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{border-top:solid 4px #057AFF;}/*!sc*/ Hes added two the past two days in October.