Albert Pujols' 700th home run was eerily predicted by this MLB Network analyst...all the way back in April
Albert Pujols finally did it. He reached the pinnacle. He hit the 699th and 700th home runs of his career on Friday night against the Dodgers.
He didn’t need to do this to become a legend in baseball, but it almost certainly bumps him up a few notches.
The thing is, we all had a feeling that Albert Pujols was going to finally reach the benchmark of 700 career home runs at some point this season. But it didn’t feel like it became a real thing until June or July.
But for MLB Network Greg Amsinger? He knew almost exactly how this would happen. He picked the right game and the right date…all the way back in April.
On April 13, Amsinger accurately predicted Pujols would hit his 700th home run against the Dodgers on September 23rd on the road. He absolutely nailed it.
“Albert’s going to play so much more than people think…He will reach 700 career home runs. I do have bad news, Cardinals fans. He’s going to hit his 700th career home run on the road. Friday night, in Los Angeles in September off Clayton Kershaw. That’s when it’s going to happen, against his former teammate. Hall of Famer vs. Hall of Famer. It’ll be on the road. I can’t wait to see it.”
Y’all. The only thing wrong with his prediction is he thought it’d come against Clayton Kershaw instead of Phil Beckford.
Otherwise, this is Simpsons-level accuracy on this prediction. Fans minds were blown.