crouched, cranked his hands back and ripped them through the strike zone Thursday night at Angel Stadium. With that swing, as vicious as ever, the 37-year-old designated hitter vaulted himself into his rarest territory yet. He became the ninth major leaguer ever to hit 600 home runs.
Pujols was facing Minnesota Twins starter, and former Angels pitcher, Ervin Santana with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning when he connected on a 1-and-2 pitch that sailed high and deep into the left-field grandstands.
The grand slam gave the Angels a 7-1 lead after four innings.