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MLB Analyst's Wild April 2022 Prediction Goes Viral After Albert
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Albert Pujols - Wikipedia
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Inside Albert Pujols' first pro baseball home run with Peoria Chiefs
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A historic evening for Albert Pujols! He crushes home runs No. 699
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Albert Pujols remembers milestone home runs
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Pujols hits 701st career home run, connects for Cardinals
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St. Louis Cardinals: Why Albert Pujols doesn't need 700 home runs
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Albert Pujols then versus now: remembering home run 1 of 700
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Albert Pujols slugs homer No. 700 in the place where he
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As Albert Pujols nears 500 HRs, does anyone even care?
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WATCH: Albert Pujols Hits Career Home Run Number 700 - Fastball
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How important is it for Albert Pujols to get to 700 career home runs?
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Albert Pujols close to making baseball history with 700 home runs
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How Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run
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Cards' Pujols hits 700th home run, 4th player to reach mark