Albert Pujols
Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-3, 240lb (190cm, 108kg)
Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors)
Born: January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do
Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Maple Woods Community College (Kansas City, MO).
High School: Fort Osage HS (Independence, MO)
School: Maple Woods Community College (Kansas City, MO)
Debut:
April 2, 2001
(Age 21-076d,
15,423rd in MLB history)
vs. COL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season
2017 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 10 yrs/$240M (12-21)
Service Time (01/2017): 16.000 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: Dan Lozano
Full Name: Jose Alberto Pujols
Nicknames: Prince Albert, Phat Albert or The Machine
Pronunciation: \POO-holes\
- 3x MVP
- Rookie of the Year
- 10x All-Star
- 2x World Series
- 2x Gold Glove
- 6x Silver Slugger
- Batting Title
- NLCS MVP
- 3x ML PoY
SUMMARY
2017
Career
WAR
-1.6
99.5
AB
458
9596
R
42
1712
H
106
2931
BA
.231
.305
HR
19
610
RBI
79
1896
SB
1
108
OBP
.277
.387
SLG
.384
.564
OPS
.661
.951
OPS+
78
153
8/20 A late-season reinforcement is on the way for the Brewers, who will see right-hander Chase Anderson return to their rotation Sunday in Colorado. Rookie left-hander Brandon Woodruff is headed back to Triple-A
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