All one can do when witnessing history is stop and look.
During a break in Friday’s game between the Giants and D-backs, San Francisco’s infield of JD Davis, Wilmer Flores, Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria gathered and watchedAlbert Pujolshit your historichome run 700at Dodger Stadium at Chase Field. video screen. While they are big leaguers themselves, sometimes even they are in awe of what the legends of the game can do.
And to put into perspective how many home runs Pujols has hit in his career, the Giants’ four infielders combined have 641 home runs in 43 seasons, nearly 60 home runs fewer than the Cardinals icon.
Before the game, San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler shared how much he enjoyed watching Pujols’ now-complete chase for home run No. 700 and Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s chase for the league record 61 home runs in a season. American League (of which he is a shy one).
“I love watching home run runs, and I love seeing guys inching toward milestones,” Kapler said. “Like everyone else, a guy hits, in Judge’s case [el jueves por la noche], he hits a ball to deep center field, and I gasp along with everyone else and go, ‘Oh! Dammit! It was so close! that kind of moment, because I’m a baseball fan and I love it.”