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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 …
Albert Pujols says that the end of his current contract does not necessarily mean the end of his playing career. Pujols is 40 and in the ninth of his 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He will be in his age 41 season during the final year …
The anniversary of Albert Pujols’ MLB debut provided a great opportunity for Dontrelle Willis to tell his phenomenal story about The Machine. Thursday marked 19 years since Pujols’ first big-league game, and the official MLB Instagram …
Albert Pujols’ memorable return to Busch Stadium in St. Louis came to a close in a fitting way on Sunday night. Pujols’ Los Angeles Angels played a three-game series with the Cardinals, marking the former three-time league MVP’s …
If Friday night didn’t make clear that all was forgiven between St. Louis Cardinals fans and Albert Pujols, Saturday’s game made it abundantly clear. In his second game in St. Louis since his departure after the 2011 season, Pujols hit a …
Albert Pujols received plenty of love from Cardinals fans in his return to Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Pujols on Friday played at Busch Stadium for the first time since leaving the Cardinals to sign with the Angels in free agency after the 2011 …
Though their careers aren’t yet over, there are a number of MLB players who have likely already done enough to punch their ticket to the Hall of Fame after they quit playing. There are other young players who have started promisingly, but a …
