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Albert Pujols and the Los Angeles Angels can’t quite get their stories straight when it comes to the circumstances of Pujols’ release. The Angels were publicly adamant that Pujols wanted to be an everyday player. They said their inability …
Albert Pujols offered an explanation for his surprising decision to join the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Angels released him. Pujols said he would “embrace” the role offered him by the team, and was motivated to sign because of the …
Albert Pujols has found a new team, and it’s a somewhat surprising destination. As first reported by Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times, Pujols has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season. The Dodgers will …
Could a surprise reunion be in the cards for Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals? According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Cardinals are among the teams with interest in Pujols, who was designated for assignment by the Los Angeles Angels …
Albert Pujols may yet have the opportunity to end his MLB career on his own terms. Pujols has cleared waivers, as expected, and is free to sign with any team. According to Robert Murray of FanSided, three or four teams have registered some level of …
Albert Pujols was cut by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, stunning most of the baseball world. Pujols is in the final year of his 10-year contract with the Angels. Though Pujols would not say he was ready to retire after the season, it has been …
Mike Trout acknowledged on Friday that he struggled with Albert Pujols’ release by the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels on Thursday surprised the sports world by announcing they had cut Pujols, who was in the final year of his contract. The team …
Albert Pujols is available to any team that wants him, and it’s logical that perhaps his former manager in St. Louis might be at the front of the line. However, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa, who won two World Series titles with …
The Los Angeles Angels may have made the smart baseball decision in moving on from Albert Pujols, but the way they did it seems to have aggravated a number of people around the league. The Angels opted to designate Pujols for assignment on Thursday, …
The fact that Albert Pujols’ MLB future is unclear is actually somewhat emotional for a lot of current players who grew up watching him in his glory days with the St. Louis Cardinals. One of them, Nolan Arenado, is wearing the Cardinals’ …
Pedro Martinez seems to believe Albert Pujols got a raw deal from the Los Angeles Angels. The Hall of Fame pitcher sent a tweet Thursday afternoon praising Pujols, who was designated for assignment by the Angels earlier in the day. Martinez also …
Albert Pujols is in the final year of a massive 10-year contract he signed with the Los Angeles Angels back in 2012, but the slugger will not be playing out the entirety of the deal. The Angels informed Pujols on Thursday that they are releasing him, …
Tony La Russa made what seemed to be a very curious decision late in Friday night’s Chicago White Sox-Anaheim Angels game, but the move makes a lot more sense than on the surface. La Russa’s White Sox were leading the Angels 7-6 in the …
Albert Pujols has been put in the awkward spot of clearing up retirement chatter fueled largely by his wife. The Los Angeles Angels designated hitter clarified Saturday that he has not yet made a decision about his playing career beyond 2021, and no …
Albert Pujols’ wife Deidre may have broken a fairly big story about her husband’s career plans. In an Instagram post on Monday, Deidre Pujols wrote a tribute to her husband that began by referring to it being “the first day of the …
Albert Pujols is stepping up to help out Los Angeles Angels employees in the Dominican Republic. The Angels have taken some of the most drastic measures in MLB when it comes to cutting personnel over the last few months due to the lack of revenue …
