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Albert Pujols Hits His 703rd Homer, But Long-Time Cardinals Fan Denies Priceless Offers to Treasure a Memory

Published 10/04/2022, 9:30 AM EDT

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Something new is getting written in history with every home run that the Cardinals’ star Albert Pujols hits. Last night, St. Louis Cardinals played against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC park. Even though the Cardinals lost the game, something good did come out of the loss. Alber ‘The Machine’ Pujols hit the 703rd home run of his career. He went for a two-run homer against the Pirates’ pitcher Mitch Keller. 

Naturally, Big Al wanted the historic home run ball as a keepsake, and the fan who caught the ball also got called by security to have a conversation about giving the ball back.

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Did the fan give Albert Pujols the ball back?

As soon as Mike caught the historic home run ball, the stadium’s security reached out to him, asking for the ball back. 

Apparently, they told him, “Mr. Pujols would like the ball.” 

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The guards went with him to the back, and the team only offered Mike a signed ball by Pujols as a trade. Mike politely declined as the historic ball is worth much more than what he was offered.  Later, someone offered the fan a hundred grand in exchange for the ball, to which he said, “No. Too low.’

Until now, the Cardinals have made no offer to Mike other than the signed ball by Pujols. The fan, by all means, now intends to keep the ball with him. 

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The Cardinals now have only two games left before the playoffs begin, and if Pujols does not hit any more home runs, then his last home run ball will stay with Mike.

What do the fans have to say about it?

Also, the offers he got!

Should he sell it?

It could possibly be Pujols’ last home run ball of the regular season.

Oh, and also, with that 703rd home run, he passed the legendary Babe Ruth in RBIs.

 

 

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But is he?

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What do you think would be an appropriate value for this historic ball?

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Rakshita Madan

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. She is an engineering graduate and is currently pursuing her MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai. Rakshita has experience in writing for more than four years now, with one of her writings even getting published in an anthology.
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Rupak Kumar Jha