Albert Pujols will go down as one of the best to grace the game of baseball with his presence. With a career that lasted for over two decades, the St. Louis Cardinals legend achieved the pinnacle in the game. Even in the last year of his professional career, Pujols was phenomenal from the plate.

While playing in his retiring year, the Cardinals legend also completed his 700 home runs in Major League Baseball and became only the fourth player to do so. Apart from being an unbelievable hitter, the Cardinals legend is also an incredible human being.

Albert Pujols gifted Edwin Encarnacion his baseball bat with which he hit the record-breaking 700th home run

Not many are aware of this fact, but Albert Pujols and Edwin Encarnacion share a great relationship between them. Even though they did not play together, the two Dominican-American sluggers have been friends for a while.

Their friendship is so special that when Pujols hit his 600th home run, the Cardinals legend gifted him a necklace. And now, when Albert Pujols has become a member of the 700-home run club, the Cardinals legend has gifted his baseball bat to Encarnacion.

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Per renowned MLB insider Hector Gomez, it is the same bat with which Pujols hit the record-breaking 700th home run in Major League Baseball.

Taking to Twitter, Gomez informed the same. Notably, Pujols has smashed a total of 703 home runs in a 22-year-long MLB career. 

Who can be the next to enter the 700-home run club?

Leave the 700-club. As things stand, it is almost impossible for any MLB player to enter even the 600-home run club. Because only Miguel Cabrera, who is already 39, has over 500 home runs in his MLB career. And given his current form, Cabrera might retire in a couple of seasons.

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The next in the line is Mike Trout (35 HRs) and Giancarlo Stanton (378), who stand a chance to hit 600 career home runs in MLB. But they are also too far to achieve this milestone.

Do you think Albert Pujols will be the last one to smash 700 career home runs in Major League Baseball?