Albert Pujols is going to become the ninth man in professional baseball history to reach 600 home runs. The only questions are where, and when.
With a bomb to right field in Anaheim on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Angels first baseman moved to 599. He’s now within sight of Sammy Sosa, eighth on the all-time list on 609.
Pujols, 37, has declined in production since he left the St Louis Cardinals for a ten-year, $240 million contract with the Angels in 2012. In a February 2016 article, ESPN called it the worst contract in Major League Baseball, despite 40 home runs in 2015.