Albert Pujols of St. Louis Cardinals hits HR No. 697

All-Star and former MVP Albert Pujols continues 'absolutely legendary' run, hits 697th home run as St. Louis Cardinals rally.

Albert Pujols moving ahead of Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez on the all-time list, to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3.

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Pujols recently explained how his former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa provided some of the best advice of his career.

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He is behind Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762) in all-time Major League Baseball home runs.

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Pujols will now have his sights set on joining the illustrious 700 home run club, two-run drive at the top of the ninth moved him to fourth on the list.

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But he only has 21 games left to reach the milestone after announcing that this would be the final season in his storied career.

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Cardinals’ starter Jose Quintana said; "There's impressive, and then there's unbelievable. And what we're witnessing is absolutely legendary."

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Albert Pujols is 42-year-old, has 21 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues. He has hit 18 home runs this season.

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