Albert Pujols hit career home run 599 Tuesday night as the Angels beat the Braves 9-3. Pujols heated up a bit lately as he tries to become the ninth player to crack 600 home runs.
Pujols’s career reminds me a bit of Hank Aaron, a steady producer without the monster season we saw from slugger like Ruth and Bonds. The main difference is that Aaron didn’t let up in his 30s, hitting 203 home runs from seasonal age 35 through seasonal age 39. In eleven seasons with the Cardinals, Pujols averaged a little over 40 home runs a year. In 5 1/3 seasons with the Angels, he averaged about 29 home runs per season. Like Ken Griffey, Jr., his Hall of Fame career came in his youth, and he couldn’t finish strong enough to set a career record. Still, this will be a nice cherry on top of an amazing career.
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