José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is Albert Pujols’ full name, and he is a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He plays first base and is the designated hitter. He played college baseball for one season before being taken by the Cardinals in the thirteenth round of the 1999 MLB draft.
He won the National League Rookie of the Year award without a tie in 2001 while playing for the Cardinals. Pujols consistently contributed to the Cardinals’ two World Series victories in 2006 and 2011. He signed a 10-year deal with the Angels as a free agency after the 2011 season.
For his final season in the major leagues, Pujols signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March 2022. He has won six Silver Slugger awards and twice led the National League in home runs. He is one of only five players in MLB history to have surpassed 2,000 RBIs in his career and has 14 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.
Pujols recorded his 3,000th career hit in 2018, making him the 32nd player in MLB history to do so. He also joined Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Alex Rodriguez as the fourth player in MLB history to amass 3,000 hits and 600 home runs. He is the oldest MLB player still playing as of 2022 and is widely regarded as a Hall of Fame lock.
Who is Albert Pujols’ Daughter Esther Grace Pujols?
Esther Grace Pujols is one of the kids Albert Pujols has. She is currently 9 years old. She was born in 2012.