To say that Cardinals star Albert Pujols had a great last season would be an understatement. Pujols had a tremendous season breaking one of the huge records that seemed unlikely to get broken by anyone in many years.  

After making his debut in April 2001 with the St Louis Cardinals, Big Al will be retiring as a Cardinals player. Having played mostly for the Red Birds, ‘The Machine’ hit his 703rd career homer and took the fourth spot in the all-time home runs leaders list. 

And now, while looking at the statistics only of this season, even at the age of 42, Pujols has passed eight of his fellow baseball players, all of whom are less than 30. 

Who did Albert Pujols beat in home runs this season?

Albert Pujols passed a total of eight players in hitting home runs this season. All of whom are at least a decade younger than him. The total score of home runs for Pujols this season has come to 24.

The list of the players who hit fewer home runs this season than Albert Pujols is: 

• Freddie Freeman(33) of the Dodgers hit 20 this season
• Ronald Acuna Jr(24) of Braves hit 15 this season
• Bryce Harper(29) of the Phillies hit 18 this season
• Carlos Correa(28) of Twins hit 22 this season
• Alex Bregman(28) of Astros hit 23 this season
• Xander Bogaerts(30) of the Red Sox hit 15 this season
• Christian Yelich(30) of the Brewers hit 14 this season
• Jose Abreu(35) of the White Sox hit 15 this season

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At the age when most players choose to retire, Big Al is still playing arguably better than many young players currently on the roster. Not only this, but Pujols also helped his team win the NL Central division and clinched the playoff berth.

Is Albert Pujols retiring post this season?

Last month, Pujols has said that it does not matter the number of home runs he hits, as he still will be retiring post this season. 

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With the numbers Pujols has put this season, he will likely be in contention for the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible.

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