Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. As St. Louis Cardinals great Albert Pujols rounded the bases at Dodger Stadium for the second time Friday night, his emotions were obvious.
Pujols, who hit home runs No. 699 and 700 Friday, became just the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to hit 700 in a career, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals, right, reacts after hitting a two-run home run, the 699th of his career, off starting pitcher Andrew Heaney of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Friday, Sept.
23, 2022. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) Pujols’ historic home run came in the fourth inning against Dodgers pitcher Phil Bickford, and the three-time MVP clearly understood the enormity of the moment. ALBERT PUJOLS HITS 700TH HOME RUN, BECOMING FOURTH PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY TO REACH FEAT "I didn’t control them," Pujols said of his emotions after the game, according to MLB.com "If you see the video of the homer, I went down into the tunnel, and that’s when I let my emotions out." Of the four members of the 700-home run club, only Pujols hit 699 and 700 in the same game.