Albert Pujols made baseball history. For Dominicans, his success is 'de lo mío.
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quot;To us, he’s the Dominican GOAT," said Alan Gomez, 29, one of many basking in Pujols' becoming only the fourth player — and the first Latino — to hit 700 home runs.
For Dominican Americans, Albert Pujols' history-making 700 home runs— the first Latinos and 4th baseball player to do it — became a point of cultural pride.
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