Albert Pujols could’ve retired 10 years ago and been a Hall of Fame lock. But, he’s still playing and adding on to his absurd career statistics.
Pujols joined the 600-homer club last year (an achievement I thought didn’t get enough talk), and on Friday night, he joined the 3,000-hit club with a single into right field in Seattle.
Pujols’ Angels teammates ran onto the field to congratulate him after the historic hit in a very cool moment:
No. 3,000.#Pujols3k pic.twitter.com/e3L8hkOXQN
— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2018
.@PujolsFive has been doing legendary things for the better part of two decades. #Pujols3k pic.twitter.com/JHswAQVBiv
— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2018
Pujols becomes the 32nd player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits, and joins Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Alex Rodriguez in the exclusive 3,000-hit, 600-homer club.
Albert Pujols becomes the 32nd member of the 3,000-hit club.
Pujols is just the 4th player in MLB history with 3,000 hits and 600 HR pic.twitter.com/iIPwX450NI
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 5, 2018
He also becomes the second player from the Dominican Republic to record 3,000 hits, joining Adrian Beltre.
Welcome to the club, @PujolsFive!
Albert Pujols joins Adrián Beltré as the 2nd Dominican-born player to register 3,000 hits. #Pujols3k pic.twitter.com/GNv3OEKTc5
— World Baseball Classic (@WBCBaseball) May 5, 2018
And he’s the only player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits, 600 dingers, and win two World Series titles (which he won with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Albert Pujols is the only player in major league history with 3,000 hits, 600 home runs and multiple World Series championships.
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) May 5, 2018
There’s also this one which is probably not accurate (but may not be far off):
https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/992608471920070656
