Albert Pujols
Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-3, 240lb (190cm, 108kg)
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,
15,416th in MLB history)
vs. COL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season
2019 Contract Status: Signed thru 2021, 10 yrs/$240M (12-21)
Service Time (01/2019): 18.000 • Free Agent: 2022
Agents: MVP Sports Group
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
2018
Career
WAR
0.5
100.0
AB
465
10196
R
50
1773
H
114
3082
BA
.245
.302
HR
19
633
RBI
64
1982
SB
1
111
OBP
.289
.382
SLG
.411
.554
OPS
.700
.936
OPS+
-
161
11/15 Earlier this week, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported via a rival executive that the Phillies are “shopping the hell” out of first baseman Carlos Santana. The Rhys Hoskins left field experiment
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