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Albert Pujols Let A Grieving Fan Keep His Historic 697th HR Ball: 'They Deserve To Have It' 안전놀이터

While most American avid supporters were possible watching NFL kickers ruin their wagers interestingly this season (Rodrigo Blankenship, I'm taking a gander at you), something rather memorable unfurled in the baseball world on Sunday, as St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols crushed his 697th profession homer, moving him about Alex Rodriguez for fourth all-time on the HR diagrams.

Given the meaning of the grand slam, one would expect that Pujols would've needed to save the ball for his very own assortment of prizes and achievements. The 42-year-old slugger, however, showed an incredible illustration of class by permitting a lamenting Pittsburgh Pirates couple — Matt and Samantha Brown — to keep the ball.

Notwithstanding the memorable grand slam ball, Pujols additionally marked another two baseballs that he gifted the couple, who were at the game on the one-year commemoration of Samantha's dad's demise.

Albert Pujols let two lamenting Pirates fans keep his noteworthy 697th homer ball: "I think it implies something else for that young lady"
Addressing columnists following the game, the future Hall of Famer made sense of his choice and featured that the game is at last played for the fans:

"It's simply a baseball. They have the right to have it. It left the ballpark," Pujols said about the choice. "We play this game for the fans. So whether they need to give it back or they need to keep it, I definitely approve of that. "I think it implies for that young lady more than me having it in my prize case." [via MLB]

Considering that Pujols has affirmed this will be his last season in the major associations, it's improbable he crushes one more 17 homers over the course of the following couple of weeks to tie Babe Ruth for third spot at 714 bombs.