“I believe he’s been reincarnated, that he played before, in the twenties and thirties, and he’s back to prove something.”

-Former teammate Mark McGwire on Albert Pujols

On This Date in Baseball: April 28

1956 - Cincinnati Redlegs rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 lifetime home runs at Crosley Field.

1971 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit 600 home runs.

2001 - Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with eight.

2006 - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record, matching the mark shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1997 with Seattle and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 with Arizona.