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)