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LEADING OFF: Pujols waits for Reggie’s call, Hamels out

Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols, right, tosses his bat as he hits a two-run home run as Seattle Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger watches during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols, right, tosses his bat as he hits a two-run home run as Seattle Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger watches during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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LEGENDARY CALL

Albert Pujols will be waiting by the phone to hear from Reggie Jackson after tying the Hall of Famer with his 563rd home run Sunday. “He always calls me whenever something like that happens,” Pujols said. “When I hit those three homers in that World Series game, he called me the next day to congratulate me.”

HAMELS SCRATCHED