The St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history.
"Don't get me wrong, I know where my places stand in this game, but since Day One when I made my debut, I was never about numbers, never about chasing numbers. It was always about winning championships and tried to get better in these games."Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was more than glad to gush about Pujols' accomplishment.
A 37-year-old Los Angeles man, Cesar Soriano, snagged No. 699. He turned the ball over to security after being told he could meet Pujols. Pujols' historic homer was a three-run shot against reliever Phil Bickford. The ball landed in the first couple rows of the left-field pavilion, the same location his two-run shot touched down the previous inning off left-hander Andrew Heaney.
Pujols' 700th homer gave him a couple of other nice, round numbers, too — he has hit 500 home runs off right-handers and 200 off lefties. Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez tweeted about his fellow star from the Dominican:"You are the man!!"
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