Albert Pujols Homers in Final Regular-Season Home Game (Video)
3 minute readPublished: Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 9:25 pm
The future Hall of Famer had something special in store for the Busch Stadium crowd. View the original article to see embedded media. Stepping onto the field at Busch Stadium for the final time in his career during a regular season game,Albert Pujolsgave the home crowd a show to remember.The future Hall of Famer blasted a solo home run in the third inning of Sundays game against the Pirates, which tied the game at 44. It was Pujols 23rd homer of the season and 702nd of his career, and also moved him into a tie with Babe Ruth for second on the all-time RBI list with 2,214.It was a fitting send-off for the home fans before the start of the postseason in whats been a brilliant swan song for Pujols. The 42-year-old is enjoying his best offensive performance in years, with his .887 OPS representing his best since 2011his last year with the Cardinals before signing with the Angels.St. Louis fans got one more chance to tip their caps to Pujols and their other two veteran favorites, asCardinalsmanager Oliver Marmol pulled Pujols, catcher Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright out of the game at the same time during the fifth inning.Cardinals fans will still get opportunities to cheer Pujols and company on, with the team set to host one of the National League wild-card rounds to start the playoffs. Game 1 of that series is set to begin on Friday.More MLB Coverage:Shohei Ohtani Agrees to $30M Deal With Angels for 2023 SeasonLets Fing Party: The Mariners Finally End Their 21-Year Playoff DroughtWhite Sox Manager Tony La Russa Expected to Retire, per Report