Pujols, who is 42 years, 192 days old, eclipsed Rick Dempsey (41 years, 342 days) in the process. Dempsey hit a homer for the Milwaukee Brewers on August 21, 1991 at the then SkyDome. Pujols plans to retire at the end of this season, so the only chance he’ll have to play in Toronto again will be if the Blue Jays face the Cardinals in the World Series. For the second night in a row, baseball’s elder statesman drew a standing ovation from the Toronto crowd, removing his helmet in appreciation. Pujols showed his appreciation by collecting a single, a double and then a homer, bringing him within a strikeout for the circle. The homer came off Toronto reliever Trevor Richards, who had just entered the game as starter Kevin Gausman. There were two on and two outs when Pujols sent a 1-0 fastball into second-level center, drawing some cheers from the Toronto crowd, though it extended the Cardinals’ lead to 6-1 over the home team. It was Pujols’ 686th home run of all time. He is currently fifth on the MLB list, now 10 behind Alex Rodriguez for fourth. He has just seven this season, making his chances of hitting 700 before retirement a long shot.
