When Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Ross Detwiler was in high school, he’d go to St. Louis Cardinals games to watch Albert Pujols.
Detwiler, 36, grew up in St. Louis, became a first-round pick out of Missouri State and is now in his 14th year in MLB. And Pujols is still crushing homers.
In Monday’s loss to the Cardinals, Detwiler allowed Pujols’ 694th career home run and Pujols set an MLB record by homering off his 450th pitcher.
“His career speaks for itself,” Detwiler said. “All of the numbers and everything are better than anything we’ve ever seen in person.