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What happened to the modern home run hitter?

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Albert Pujols hit a career-low 32 home runs in 2007. MLB Story lines Miracle Mets? Power Outage? Big-Time Tigers? AL East? Torre-Girardi? Mitchell Report? Barry Bonds? Ready Rays? Fluky Rockies? Contracts? In 2006, 11 players across the league hit 40 or more home runs. In 2007, that number dropped to five. At first glance, that could be the result of talented sluggers having off-years; Albert Pujols' elbow bothered him through most of 2007, while David Ortiz' knees kept him from g ...

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