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Pujols moves into 10th place on career HR list

Rick Osentoski / USA TODAY Sports

Move over, Big Mac.

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Albert Pujols now claims the 10th-most home runs in baseball history, as he passed Mark McGwire with his 584th career home run on Wednesday.

Pujols' blast came off Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada in the first inning of Wednesday's contest, and gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead.

It was the 36-year-old's 24th homer of this season, and his 139th as a member of the Angels. His other 445 blasts came as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, where he spent the first 11 seasons of his career and built the majority of his Hall of Fame resume.

Pujols now sits just two homers shy of tying Frank Robinson for ninth all time.

Rk. Player HR
11 Mark McGwire 583
10 Albert Pujols 584
9 Frank Robinson 586
8 Sammy Sosa 609
7 Jim Thome 612
6 Ken Griffey Jr. 630
5 Willie Mays 660
4 Alex Rodriguez 696
3 Babe Ruth 714
2 Hank Aaron 755
1 Barry Bonds 762

(Video courtesy: MLB.com)

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