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Watch: Pujols passes Sosa for most HRs by foreign-born player

Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports

Add yet another item to The Machine's resume.

Albert Pujols hit the 610th home run of his already-illustrious career Tuesday night, surpassing Sammy Sosa for most MLB home runs by a foreign-born player.

The three-time MVP and future Hall of Famer took Nick Gardewine deep in the seventh inning to propel the Los Angeles Angels into double-digit runs against the Texas Rangers.

While this season has been one of many milestones for Pujols, the slugger is slashing .231/.277/.384 in what may be the first campaign in which he hits below the league average.

Player Home Runs Country
Albert Pujols 610 Dominican Republic
Sammy Sosa 609 Dominican Republic
Rafael Palmiero 569 Cuba
Manny Ramirez 555 Dominican Republic
David Ortiz 541 Dominican Republic

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