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Two of baseball's biggest stars are closing in on major home run marks

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols are each closing in on a major home run record, bringing life to every at-bat as their teams near the end of the regular season.
Albert Pujols, shown here in 2010, has been a superlative hitter over 22 seasons which put him near 700 career home runs (left). Aaron Judge (right) is just shy of breaking the American League home run record this season.

With baseball's regular season coming to a close in just over two weeks, all eyes are on two players – one player in his prime and the other a long-time great in his final season – each inching closer to major home run milestones.

The American League's single-season home run record has stood in place since 1961, surviving even through the steroid-fueled home run frenzy

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