Commentary: Albert Pujols was not the star the Angels wanted him to be
3 years, 7 months ago

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

LA Times  

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’ farm system been able to develop a decent first baseman between Trumbo and Walsh. Albert Pujols, right, celebrates with Angels manager Joe Madden after a win over the Texas Rangers on Sept. 19, 2020.

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Albert Pujols, in Angels camp as guest instructor, aspires to different title: Manager
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Albert Pujols, in Angels camp as guest instructor, aspires to different title: Manager

LA Times  

Albert Pujols reported to Angels camp on Monday for a weeklong stint as a guest instructor, fulfilling one of the obligations of the former slugger’s 10-year, $10-million personal services contract with owner Arte Moreno. If the opportunity is right one day, I think I’ll be ready for that.” Pujols, 44, retired in 2022 after a 22-year career in which he …

Albert Pujols remains as Angels special assistant despite new MLB roles, team says
1 year, 6 months ago

Albert Pujols remains as Angels special assistant despite new MLB roles, team says

LA Times  

Former MLB star Albert Pujols will work as a special assistant to Commissioner Rob Manfred and serve as an analyst on MLB Network. Already a special assistant to the Angels under his 10-year personal services contract with the team, Pujols has been named a special assistant to Commissioner Rob Manfred and also will serve as an on-air analyst for MLB …

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

LA Times  

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

LA Times  

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’ personal-services contract: What it means for Angels and Cardinals
2 years, 1 month ago

Albert Pujols’ personal-services contract: What it means for Angels and Cardinals

LA Times  

St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols smiles during batting practice in October. From a legal standpoint, the definition of a personal-services contract is “any agreement for somebody to perform services for an employer or an organization for a period of time,” said Todd Scherwin, regional managing partner of the Los Angeles office of Fisher & Phillips law firm. However, the …

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

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

LA Times  

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, 2 months ago

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

LA Times  

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Dodgers react to Albert Pujols’ historic 700th home run with blend of awe and anger
2 years, 3 months ago

Dodgers react to Albert Pujols’ historic 700th home run with blend of awe and anger

LA Times  

Until Albert Pujols crushed a fastball by Andrew Heaney for home run No. We love you and we’ll see you soon, especially on the golf course,” said Justin Turner during a Dodger Stadium video tribute to Pujols before the game. “I knew that was going right down the middle and that’s not good with him, so he got it really …

Angels owner Arte Moreno has started exploring option of selling the team
2 years, 4 months ago

Angels owner Arte Moreno has started exploring option of selling the team

LA Times  

Arte Moreno, whose 20-year ownership of the Angels started with the most successful decade in franchise history but is mired in a dreadful eight-year run in which the team has failed to make the playoffs, announced Tuesday that he has begun to explore the process of selling the franchise. Throughout this process, we will continue to run the franchise in …

Back to where it all started: Albert Pujols agrees to one-year Cardinals deal
2 years, 8 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, 3 months ago

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

LA Times  

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’ …

Could Albert Pujols rejoin the Cardinals for an over-40 reunion in 2022? Fans hope so
3 years, 3 months ago

Could Albert Pujols rejoin the Cardinals for an over-40 reunion in 2022? Fans hope so

LA Times  

Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols celebrates with Justin Turner after hitting a three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 20. Though Gary Gaetti was his first “Cardinals crush,” as he calls it — Schwarz dressed up as the third baseman for Halloween as a first-grader in 1996 — and he was riveted by Mark McGwire’s home run chase …

Albert Pujols delivers for Dodgers in 8-2 win over the Angels
3 years, 4 months ago

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

LA Times  

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 …

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

LA Times  

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

LA Times  

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

LA Times  

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, 7 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 …

Mike Trout says he ‘broke down’ after hearing of Albert Pujols’ release
3 years, 7 months ago

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

LA Times  

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 …

Angels release future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols rather than bench him
3 years, 7 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 …

Albert Pujols says he hasn’t decided if he’ll retire at end of season
3 years, 9 months ago

Albert Pujols says he hasn’t decided if he’ll retire at end of season

LA Times  

Angels slugger Albert Pujols says he’s focused on the upcoming season and that he hasn’t decided when he’ll retire. “I think that decision will come at the end of the year,” he said, adding, “My mind is staying focused healthy and help this ball club try to win this year.” Pujols’ wife, Deidre, appeared to indicate in an Instagram post …

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?

LA Times  

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 …

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