In a rare display of on-field emotion for a personal achievement, St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols gestures and smiles broadly as he nears first base after hitting his 700th Major League Baseball home run in the fourth inning of last Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles. He is only the fourth MLB player ever to swat 700 or more homers, joining Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and alltime leader Barry Bonds. (AP PHOTO/Ashley Landis)
Retiring Cardinals only fourth to reach mark By Beth Harris AP SPORTS WRITER LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols seemed like a long shot in early…
