St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter/first baseman Albert Pujols hit his 699th career home run on Friday evening, a two-run shot off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney in the third inning to give the Redbirds a 2-0 lead.
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Pujols is trying to become just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 or more home runs. Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) sit in the top three all time.
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