Albert Pujols’ greatness was evident from the start of his career
3 years, 8 months ago

Albert Pujols’ greatness was evident from the start of his career

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One of Albert Pujols’ career highlights came in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, when he hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Texas Rangers. “To me, it’s about the blinders,” McGwire said Thursday, after the 41-year-old Pujols was designated for assignment by the Angels in the final year of a 10-year, $240-million deal. “Just his ability to barrel a baseball … he was one of the most dominant players to ever play.” Eckstein was on second base in Houston’s Minute Maid Park for one of Pujols’ signature moments, his monstrous three-run homer off Astros closer Brad Lidge that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 Cardinals win in Game 5 of the 2005 NL championship series. McGwire, whose career was cut short by persistent knee injuries in 2001, said there is “no question” Pujols would have surpassed Bonds’ record of 762 homers if not for the injuries.

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This Date in Baseball - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs
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This Date in Baseball - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs

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Sept. 23 1908 — In a crucial game with the Chicago Cubs, Fred Merkle of the New York Giants failed to touch second base as the apparent winning run crossed home plate. 1952 — The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL title, the first time since 1948 that the pennant wasn’t decided in the season’s final game. 1992 — Bip Roberts …

Today in Sports - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs
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Today in Sports - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2007 — For the first time in NFL history, two players have 200-plus yards receiving in the same game — whether they were opponents or teammates — in Philadelphia’s 56-21 rout of Detroit. 2012 — The Tennessee Titans become the first team in NFL history to …

This Date in Baseball - Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd save
3 months, 3 weeks ago

This Date in Baseball - Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd save

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Sept. 19 1925 — Ted Lyons lost his bid for a no-hitter when Bobby Veach singled with two outs in the ninth inning. 1955 — Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the season in a 12-inning, 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. 1995 — San Diego’s Ken Caminiti …

Today in Sports - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs
1 year, 3 months ago

Today in Sports - Albert Pujols becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 2007 — For the first time in NFL history, two players have 200-plus yards receiving in the same game — whether they were opponents or teammates — in Philadelphia’s 56-21 rout of Detroit. 2012 — The Tennessee Titans become the first team in NFL history to …

Retired Albert Pujols happy to begin new role with Angels
1 year, 10 months ago

Retired Albert Pujols happy to begin new role with Angels

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Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 700th career home run against the Dodgers on Sept. 23, 2022, at Dodger Stadium. “It’s good just to be around, put the uniform back on and helping the young kids in the cage,” Pujols said Wednesday of his first day at camp. “It’s fun,” he said, “because you realize all the …

Angels reveal roles Albert Pujols will fulfill under personal-services contract
2 years, 1 month ago

Angels reveal roles Albert Pujols will fulfill under personal-services contract

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Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols celebrates after hitting his 700th career home run Sept. 23 against the Dodgers. Albert Pujols will work with young players at the Angels’ academy in the Dominican Republic and tutor big leaguers and minor leaguers during spring training in Arizona as part of the retired slugger’s 10-year, $10-million personal-services contract with the team, club president …

Albert Pujols intends to honor his 10-year personal-services contract with Angels
2 years, 3 months ago

Albert Pujols intends to honor his 10-year personal-services contract with Angels

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St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols, who played in his final game Saturday night, intends to fulfill his 10-year, $10-million personal-services contract with the Angels. Albert Pujols plans to honor his 10-year, $10-million personal-services contract with the Angels despite owner Arte Moreno’s intentions of selling the team and the disappointing end to the slugger’s nine-plus-year tenure in Anaheim. “He’s excited …

Albert Pujols’ 700th home run carried a special significance for Latinos
2 years, 3 months ago

Albert Pujols’ 700th home run carried a special significance for Latinos

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The visiting dugout had emptied, members of the St. Louis Cardinals waiting in front while Albert Pujols rounded the bases in a regular-season game for the 700th time in his major-league career. Pujols’ standing amongst his peers is represented around his neck, where he’s worn a chain with a “600” medallion gifted by retired Dominican player Edwin Encarnación after reaching …

Cards’ Pujols hits 700th home run, 4th player to reach mark
2 years, 3 months ago

Cards’ Pujols hits 700th home run, 4th player to reach mark

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LOS ANGELES — Albert Pujols seemed like a long shot in early August to reach 700 home runs, still more than a dozen swings from the hallowed mark and his power stroke all but gone. Pujols hit his 700th home run, connecting for his second drive of the game and becoming the fourth player in major league history to make …

‘It’s pretty special.’ Albert Pujols reflects on joining the 700 home runs club
2 years, 3 months ago

‘It’s pretty special.’ Albert Pujols reflects on joining the 700 home runs club

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Rushmore of major league sluggers gained a fourth chiseled face — this one with a dark, tightly cropped beard, a seemingly permanent scowl and a gold chain around its neck — when Albert Pujols clubbed the 700th home run of his Hall-of-Fame career during the Cardinals’ 11-0 win in Dodger Stadium on Friday night. “It’s a number that Babe and …

Rejuvenated Albert Pujols brings his chase for 700 home runs to Dodger Stadium
2 years, 3 months ago

Rejuvenated Albert Pujols brings his chase for 700 home runs to Dodger Stadium

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When the bat of Albert Pujols caught fire in early August, and it appeared the St. Louis Cardinals slugger would make an improbable 11th-hour run to 700 homers, Mark McGwire began tracking his long-ago teammate through the MLB app and tuning into as many Pujols plate appearances as he could. “His at-bats, he looks like he’s 25 again,” McGwire said …

Pujols homers twice, lifts career total to 692 in Cards’ win
2 years, 4 months ago

Pujols homers twice, lifts career total to 692 in Cards’ win

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PHOENIX — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two more homers, pushing his career total to 692 and helping St. Louis beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-7 on Saturday night. Six of the first eight Rays’ batters had hits off Kris Bubic, who allowed four runs, eight hits and two walks over 3 ⅔ innings. CUBS 6, BREWERS 5, 11 INNINGS CHICAGO …

Back to where it all started: Albert Pujols agrees to one-year Cardinals deal
2 years, 9 months ago

Back to where it all started: Albert Pujols agrees to one-year Cardinals deal

LA Times  

Then-Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols warms up before Game 5 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants in October. Albert Pujols is going back to where he launched his Hall of Fame-caliber career in 2001 — the St. Louis Cardinals. He hit.328 with 445 homers, 2,073 hits, 455 doubles, 1,329 RBIs and a 1.037 on-base-plus-slugging percentage with St. Louis, …

Tío Albert Pujols embraces role with the Dodgers, and his new family returns the love
3 years, 4 months ago

Tío Albert Pujols embraces role with the Dodgers, and his new family returns the love

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Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols during a game against the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 29 at Dodger Stadium. “It’s become a big thing for our ballclub,” Pujols said, “and everybody has embraced it.” Pujols never considered himself a hugger before joining the Dodgers in May because he grew up in a place where people gave frequent hugs. It was Pujols’ …

Albert Pujols delivers for Dodgers in 8-2 win over the Angels
3 years, 5 months ago

Albert Pujols delivers for Dodgers in 8-2 win over the Angels

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Albert Pujols, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Dodgers teammate AJ Pollock in the second inning Sunday against the Angels. Pujols hit a two-run home run in the second inning of the weekend’s Freeway Series rubber match, putting a rubber stamp on the Dodgers’ 8-2 win with a 418-foot blast halfway up the left-field pavilion. Though the future Hall …

What Dodgers fans can learn about Albert Pujols from his St. Louis Cardinals career
3 years, 7 months ago

What Dodgers fans can learn about Albert Pujols from his St. Louis Cardinals career

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Derrick Goold has been covering the St. Louis Cardinals for 18 seasons for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, including the last eight seasons of Albert Pujols’career as a Cardinal, during which he had a front-row seat to not only one of the most ferocious primes in the sport’s history, but also to the future Hall of Famer’s gentle influence in the …

Albert Pujols disputes Angels’ stance that he didn’t want to be a bench player
3 years, 7 months ago

Albert Pujols disputes Angels’ stance that he didn’t want to be a bench player

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MLB veteran Albert Pujols talks to the media for the first time since signing a contract with the Dodgers. Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols singles to center field driving in a run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner in the third inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday. “But it fit, and it felt normal.” It was Pujols’ first game …

Who are the Dodgers really getting in Albert Pujols?
3 years, 7 months ago

Who are the Dodgers really getting in Albert Pujols?

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Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols flies out to the outfield against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner in the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday. You guys asked me that question over and over, so many times, and I always told you, however the team needs me, I’m here for that.” × MLB veteran Albert Pujols talks to the media …

Statistically speaking, Albert Pujols could do a number of things to help Dodgers
3 years, 7 months ago

Statistically speaking, Albert Pujols could do a number of things to help Dodgers

LA Times  

Albert Pujols steadied his hands, shimmied his back elbow, then struck a pose. It was Pujols’ 667th career home run and, at the time, fifth long ball through the 21st game of the season, representing a 38-homer pace if continued over the course of a 162-game campaign. Pujols soon cooled off, going three-for-23 in his next six games with no …

Commentary: With Albert Pujols on Dodgers, one of baseball’s greats gets another title shot
3 years, 7 months ago

Commentary: With Albert Pujols on Dodgers, one of baseball’s greats gets another title shot

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Albert Pujols, who was released by the Angels last week, has agreed to a deal with the Dodgers. When the Dodgers unveiled their latest stadium renovations last month, the club president proudly noted that pictures, posters and awards from the team’s storied past would delight fans wherever they walked. Dodgers Dodgers to sign Albert Pujols, but Corey Seager fractures hand …

Dodgers to sign Albert Pujols, but Corey Seager fractures hand in win over Marlins
3 years, 7 months ago

Dodgers to sign Albert Pujols, but Corey Seager fractures hand in win over Marlins

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The Dodgers are signing Albert Pujols, who cleared waivers Thursday after being released by the Angels. “Obviously, you don’t want to lose any player for an extended period of time.” Corey Seager reacts after being hit in the right hand by a pitch from Miami Marlins reliever Ross Detwiler in the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 7-0 win Saturday night. …

Albert Pujols clears waivers, becomes a free agent
3 years, 7 months ago

Albert Pujols clears waivers, becomes a free agent

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Albert Pujols has cleared waivers after being released by the Angels and is a free agent. Albert Pujols has cleared waivers and is now a free agent for the second time in his career, officially bringing his tenure with the Angels to an end. On May 5, Pujols was left out of the Angels’ lineup and informed that night by …

Joe Maddon elaborates on Albert Pujols’ release: ‘I don’t mean for this to sound cold’
3 years, 8 months ago

Joe Maddon elaborates on Albert Pujols’ release: ‘I don’t mean for this to sound cold’

LA Times  

Joe Maddon, right, talks with Albert Pujols after being introduced as Angels manager in 2019. On the day the Angels’ position players assembled for the first time this spring, the wife of Albert Pujols started an Instagram post this way: “Today is the first day of the last season of one of the most remarkable careers in sports.” What appeared …

Joe Maddon disputes report that Albert Pujols was confrontational on day of release
3 years, 8 months ago

Joe Maddon disputes report that Albert Pujols was confrontational on day of release

LA Times  

Three days after Albert Pujols was designated for assignment by the Angels, a move that will ultimately lead to his release from the club, the future Hall of Famer was a topic of conversation again Sunday. A report published Sunday morning by USA Today claimed Pujols “was yelling” at Angels manager Joe Maddon and “blasting Maddon’s managerial skills” after he …

Mike Trout says he ‘broke down’ after hearing of Albert Pujols’ release
3 years, 8 months ago

Mike Trout says he ‘broke down’ after hearing of Albert Pujols’ release

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Wednesday night was like any other for Mike Trout. He mentored me throughout my career so far.” Angels Albert Pujols’ greatness was evident from the start of his career Even before Albert Pujols played in his first major league game, Mark McGwire predicted that the younger slugger would be a Hall of Fame player. But once Trout returned to the …

Commentary: Albert Pujols was not the star the Angels wanted him to be
3 years, 8 months ago

Commentary: Albert Pujols was not the star the Angels wanted him to be

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Angels’ Albert Pujols waits in the dugout before the start of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 14, 2019. Mark Trumbo was the Angels’ best player in Pujols’ first month with the team, and then Mike Trout showed up. Walsh showed it last year, and on merit Pujols might have lost his job years ago had the …

Angels release future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols rather than bench him
3 years, 8 months ago

Angels release future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols rather than bench him

LA Times  

In the hours after the Angels’ loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, general manager Perry Minasian and team President John Carpino held a meeting with Albert Pujols. “This is more about playing time and who we have,” Minasian said Thursday before the Angels’ 8-3 loss to the Rays, adding: “Albert is not a bench player. “If he …

Angels’ Albert Pujols knows his legacy is ‘more than just baseball’
3 years, 9 months ago

Angels’ Albert Pujols knows his legacy is ‘more than just baseball’

LA Times  

Albert Pujols stood up from his locker and looked for a quiet place, slipping into a vacant office away from the Angels’ bustling clubhouse one morning this spring. “There’s more than just baseball,” Pujols said, intensity building in his voice during a video call with The Times. “We never wanted to take Albert for granted,” said former Cardinals and current …

Jared Walsh poised to supplant Albert Pujols at first base for the Angels
3 years, 10 months ago

Jared Walsh poised to supplant Albert Pujols at first base for the Angels

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Angels’ Jared Walsh looks on after hitting a three-run homerun against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 10 in Arlington, Texas. “He’s going to get a ton of opportunity to play first base,” Maddon said. “I think you’re going to see it carry over from what you saw last year.” Fangraphs projects Pujols to get 364 plate appearances this season. “It’s …

Albert Pujols passes Willie Mays on home run list as Angels beat Rangers
4 years, 3 months ago

Albert Pujols passes Willie Mays on home run list as Angels beat Rangers

LA Times  

Angels slugger Albert Pujols is greeted by third base coach Brian Butterfield after hitting a home run in the fifth inning of the Angels’ 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. At the start of this week, Pujols snapped a streak of 93 plate appearances without a homer and tied Mays on the all-time career home run list when …

Do the Angels have a replacement for Albert Pujols in Jared Walsh?
4 years, 3 months ago

Do the Angels have a replacement for Albert Pujols in Jared Walsh?

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Angels first baseman Jared Walsh celebrates with teammates after a win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Jared Walsh has been staking his claim as the Angels’ first baseman of the future with a blistering start to September, batting.389 with five homers and two doubles. Angels first baseman Jared Walsh jogs back to the dugout after hitting a three-run home …

Angels’ Albert Pujols hits 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for No. 5 all-time
4 years, 3 months ago

Angels’ Albert Pujols hits 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for No. 5 all-time

LA Times  

Angels slugger Albert Pujols points skyward as he crosses the plate after hitting a two-run home run against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. “I just said, ‘Finally!’ ” Pujols said after tying Willie Mays with his 660th homer on Sunday, a two-run shot in the eighth inning of the Angels’ 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field. When …

Albert Pujols won’t blame the pandemic if he doesn’t reach 700 homers with Angels
4 years, 5 months ago

Albert Pujols won’t blame the pandemic if he doesn’t reach 700 homers with Angels

LA Times  

Willie Mays was the best player of his generation. That’s the last thing I want to be.” Barack Obama waves after throwing out the first pitch to Albert Pujols at the 2009 All-Star Game. With one industry insider projecting expansion fees at $1.6 billion per team, two new teams could mean more than $100 million for each of the current …

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