Son 42 years and counting, and he looks like an oak, like a real ballplayer in the big top. Albert Pujols can add another achievement to his long list, because he reached three thousand games on the Major League Baseball (MLB).
Pujols, who is steadily on his way to becoming a member of the Cooperstown Hall of Fameduring the first meeting on Saturday between St. Louis Cardinals y Chicago Cubsbecame just the tenth in history to play that number of games.
In what aims to be his last campaign on the circuit, Albert could climb to fourth place all time in the Big leaguesin this line of completed duels, taking into account that the Cardinals they have 109 commitments ahead of them in the season.
Above The Machine they are at this moment Cal Ripken Jr. (3,001), Willie Mays (3,005), Stan Musial (3,026), Eddie Murray (3,026), Ty Cobb (3,034), Ricky Henderson (3,081), Hank Aaron (3,298), Carl Yastrzemski (3,308) y Pete Rose (3,562).
Down Pujols
Albert is followed in the select registry, counting the games this Saturday, Miguel Cabreracon 2,631 gamesin addition to Robinson Canó and Yadier Molinawho have participated in 2,258 y 2,177respectively.
Canó was released during the week for San Diego Padres.
guarantee on offense
the of Santo Domingo Dominican Republichas records of 683 home runs (could be the fourth to reach 700), 2,165 RBIs and an average of batting .296.
