Albert Pujols hit his 499th and 500th home runs last night, putting him in the 500 home run club. Pujols is the only player to hit his 499th and 500th in the same game, and is the third–youngest player to hit 500. (A-Rod and Jimmie Foxx were younger.) Pujols now has the second–most home runs among active players, behind only Mr. Steroids A-Rod. Adam Dunn (444 home runs), Jason Giambi (438 hrs), and David Ortiz (435 hrs) have the next most homers among active players. Dunn and Giambi, both far past their prime, will most likely never make the club, but Ortiz might. With maybe three years left in MLB, he could be the next inductee into the club. I believe that Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Cabrera will also both make it into the 500 home run club.
Wow. That is a lot of home runs.