David Ortiz
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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…
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David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox took 33.39 seconds to round the bases on April 9th after hitting a home run against the Rangers. Sports Illustrated clocked his time at 32.91, but upon further review, the time was actually 33.39. According to tatertrottracker.com, that is the slowest home-run trot since they starting recording them…