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.
"He's going to hit his 700th career home run on the road. Friday night in Los Angeles in September…" – Greg Amsinger on April 13th, 2022
Is this the greatest sports prediction of all time?@Cardinals | @PujolsFive | #STLCards | #Pujols700 pic.twitter.com/HyQlMf9oCw
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 24, 2022
“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.
Coolest sports prediction ever. https://t.co/xt2Newwv2Q
— Brianne Wetzel (@briannemwetzel) September 24, 2022
What the… https://t.co/PJrQ8tgtPd
— Jessie Bauer (@jessiebauer) September 24, 2022
https://t.co/7inq772AyJ pic.twitter.com/BsD9JbkzRX
— Matt (@Matt_Franke) September 24, 2022
Whoa Greg called it in April 😳 https://t.co/oVrIoBQay6
— Dylan Powers (@Knuckle_HeadDP) September 24, 2022
Greg Amsinger of the MLB Network (native St. Louisan) predicted this back on April 13th of this year. Top that one, Nostradamus! https://t.co/1NaCFstOKA
— Mark Sonderman (@Sonderm) September 24, 2022
Damn that’s wild https://t.co/BIOSrSdtcj
— Andrea (@afiets) September 24, 2022
Greg is the 🐐 https://t.co/2Mzykmt0P1
— Pirates make me Sad (@klane1705) September 24, 2022
Wow! Amsinger from wayyyyyyyyyy downtown! https://t.co/TzcWxAqIRX
— Joe Klaas (@SonOfSanta4) September 24, 2022
¿Nostradamus of baseball? Truly an unbelievable call 👇 https://t.co/l0YPRZbRgt
— Eric Martin (@EMPosts) September 24, 2022
Might be the best sports call since Ruth calling his shot!
That’s amazing he was right about when & where in April! https://t.co/vkmgFwqeqN
— Greg Pomes (@Greg_Pomes) September 24, 2022
Interesting prediction right here…🤔 https://t.co/B2Q4eElO6B
— Alan Ippensen (@ippensenfarms) September 24, 2022
CRAZINESS!!!! #Pujols700 https://t.co/06wWqQ96RK
— Carrie Denae (@nkotb_cdenae79) September 24, 2022
This aged like fine wine https://t.co/M1QiMqRF8R
— Cody Wright ⚜️⚜️ (@justcody96) September 24, 2022
— K.V. Paxton (@KVPaxton) September 24, 2022
This is just insane accuracy. Gotta tip your cap, man.
