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Mike Trout was on track to be the greatest player in the history of MLB through the first decade of his career, only for him to slow down in recent years due to injury woes. Trout wasted no time proving he was a generational talent once the Los Angeles Angels handed him the reigns, and […]

The Los Angeles Angels play the second of three games against the St Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. While neither team is expected to do much this year, it is still a special moment for one star. Angels outfielder Mike Trout says he loves playing against the Cardinals because of one of his former teammates’ love […]

When Albert Pujols returned to the St Louis Cardinals in 2022, he had 700 home runs on his mind. He needed 21, which he had not reached since 2019 but he hit 24 to land at 703. As one of four players ever with 700 homers, he is already entrenched in the record books. But […]

Future MLB Hall of Famer Albert Pujols wants to be the first player to cross the 700-home runs threshold and then become an MLB manager. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts believes that is a position Pujols would be well equipped for. “I love it,” said Roberts via USA Today. “It’s just really rare that […]

Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is guaranteeing one of his former players would make a great manager. Albert Pujols wants a shot at managing a Major League Baseball team. La Russa thinks that would be just terrific. “He’s ready,” La Russa said, per USA Today, “and he’s going to be great.” La […]

Albert Pujols is remembered as one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball. Pujols however would also like to be remembered as something else–an outstanding MLB manager. The legendary baseball slugger says he now wants a shot at directing and managing a MLB team. “For me, I’ve always been serious about everything that I […]

The Los Angeles Angels have their 2025 Opening Day starting pitcher. According to Sam Blum of The Athletic, Angels manager Ron Washington announced Yusei Kikuchi as the Opening Day starter, calling it an “obvious” decision. Kikuchi signed a three-year, $63 million contract. The Angels have desperately needed to add reliable pitching over the years, and […]

Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres had the last laugh in Tuesday’s matchup against the Washington Nationals at PETCO Park. Thanks to Profar’s big night, San Diego came away with a 9-7 victory to stay undefeated in the series. Profar gave his team a huge lift in the sixth inning when he launched a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have had a challenging start to the 2024 MLB season. The Cardinals are 18-25 and sit last in the NL Central standings. As a result, rumors of manager Oli Marmol’s departure are heating up. If he and the Cardinals part ways, former players Albert Pujols or Yadier Molina could be in […]

Could an MLB legend become a manager at some point down the road? Albert Pujols, who surpassed Alex Rodriguez for fourth all-time in career home runs before retiring in 2022, recently said he would be open to the idea of managing someday, per Sam Blum of The Athletic. “Yeah. I think, why not? I think […]

It didn’t take long for Albert Pujols to get that baseball itch again, or maybe he just never lost it. The legendary St. Louis Cardinals slugger is returning to a baseball clubhouse, and it will be in a new and exciting role. Pujols is going to serve as the manger for one of the most […]

Sports is a frequent category on Jeopardy, and in one of the latest episodes of the popular quiz show, host Ken Jennings revealed the smiling face of former Major League great Albert Pujols in his St. Louis Cardinals uniform. Jennings read a clue about the slugger, identifying the brilliant hitter as a player who retired […]

The MLB season came to a close on Wednesday night when the Texas Rangers won Game 5 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are the champions, and we have now entered the offseason. The St. Louis Cardinals came into this season with playoff hopes and dreams of being in the Rangers’ position, […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back in Game 2 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in a big way on Saturday night, topping Texas 9-1. Diamondbacks DH Tommy Pham went 4-4 with two runs scored and tied an impressive record in the process. Pham now has his third career four-hit game in the postseason, […]

On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals honored franchise icon Adam Wainwright as the right-hander prepares to retire. It was only right that a couple of other legendary Cards players showed up to say goodbye. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina were both on the field to help honor Wainwright, per The Athletic’s Katie Woo. Wainwright was […]

If the 2023 MLB season is to be remembered for one thing, it would undoubtedly be the incredible performance of Shohei Ohtani. Right from the outset of the season, baseball fans found themselves captivated by this two-way superstar. A significant part of this intrigue stemmed from the anticipation of witnessing something unprecedented — observing him […]

The New York Yankees have performed below expectations during the 2023 season. The Yankees lineup has struggled mightily, Aaron Judge missed a significant amount of time due to injury, and the rotation has also been decimated by the injury bug. St. Louis Cardinals legend and future MLB Hall of Famer Albert Pujols still believes in […]

During the peak of his career, Scott Rolen was arguably the best all-around third baseman in the MLB. Rolen’s stellar career, which he spent primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, earned him induction into the Hall of Fame, as he is part of the small 2023 class. Rolen was on some great […]

Retired St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols gave a glowing review of current Cardinals’ stars during an evening appearance on MLB Network. Despite early struggles this season, the future hall of famer had nothing but positive things to say about Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt. “They battle every play, I’ve never seen anyone work like […]

Former St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols is starting a new journey after recently retiring from the MLB. He has been named special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred with a focus on player relations in the Dominican Republic, reports MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams. “Beyond his [Albert Pujols] long list of accomplishments on the field, […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels will make a bit of history on Tuesday in the first of their three-game series at Busch Stadium. The game will reportedly represent the first time that the Cardinals and Angels will go head-to-head without Albert Pujols being in either lineup, per the Angels PR and Wayne […]

Albert Pujols showed during his 2022 season with the St. Louis Cardinals that he still has some left in the tank in his baseball career. Pujols turned back the clock in the second half of the year. He posted a .323 batting average and recorded 18 home runs after the All-Star break. The three-time National […]

Former St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols had a brutally honest response when asked if he missed the game of baseball, wrote USA Today baseball columnist Bob Nightengale in a Thursday article. “People keep asking me if I miss it,’’ Pujols told USA Today. “I don’t miss a freakin’ thing […]

The Los Angeles Angels get another chance to find success with Albert Pujols. This time, his age and declining on-field play aren’t going to be factors as he’ll be serving more of an advisory role for the post-retirement service agreement he has with LA. Perhaps the best aspect of Pujols’ new role on the team […]

Albert Pujols is returning to the Los Angeles Angels in a non-player role. The recently retired future Hall of Famer joins the Angels as a special assistant to the club. The move is rather interesting considering how he left the team. The Angels released Pujols in 2021 after just 24 games by then-first-year general manager […]

Albert Pujols is back at camp with the Los Angeles Angels, but it is not as a player this time, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. He is attending this week as a guest instructor, and is part of the organization again, fulfilling his 10-year personal-service contract. Albert Pujols signed a 10-year personal-services contract with […]

Willson Contreras revealed that Albert Pujols played a role in his decision to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB free agency, per Talkin’ Baseball. “I think I was on IL. That was the day that Albert Pujols hit the 695 career homer,” Contreras said. “I was just looking around, looking around the ballpark, […]

Harrison Bader received a unique opportunity in 2022. Bader spent the first part of the season in St. Louis with the Cardinals where Albert Pujols was pursuing the 700 home run mark. He was later dealt to the New York Yankees ahead of the MLB trade deadline where he got to witness Aaron Judge set […]

St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols went through a bit of a career renaissance in his final season in the league. Pujols hit 24 home runs and 68 runs batted in in only 351 plate appearances, and he reached the 700-HR mark in the process. However, as all baseball fans know, the 42-year old could […]

The tremendous careers of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have come to an end. The St. Louis Cardinals lost the NL Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies in two games. Now, the two legends of the game are heading into retirement. Pujols retureds to being a true slugger with the Cardinals this season and […]

Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina both ended their legendary careers on Saturday night as the St. Louis Cardinals bowed out of the Wild Card series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite the heartbreaking 2-0 loss, both Pujols and Molina went down swinging – literally – and extended the Cardinals’ lifeline during the contest with a pair […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the best teams in the MLB for so long, having finished under .500 only once this century. This is thanks in no small part to Cardinals legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, who have led the team to two World Series triumphs in 2006 and 2011. With […]

Albert Pujols announced before the start of the 2022 season that this year would be his last. When St. Louis Cardinals fans heard that, they assumed they would be getting Pujols for the entire campaign. But that almost wasn’t the case. Ahead of the Cardinals’ MLB Playoffs battle with the Philadelphia Phillies, Pujols revealed that […]

Albert Pujols might want to play for one more season in the MLB. The future baseball Hall of Famer has been sensational in his final season in the majors, especially since the start of the second half. On Monday night, Pujols launched yet another home run to add to his legend and at the same […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been on a roll for a couple of months now. A large part of that has been the re-emergence of veteran slugger Albert Pujols. Last week, Pujols became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs. On Sunday, he made some more history. Pujols took […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered the season as one of the main contenders in the National League led by the incredible duo of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. These two individuals will likely finish in the top 5 in the NL MVP race, but the more inspiring and admirable story of this season for St. […]

St. Louis Cardinals star Nolan Arenado has had the privilege of playing next to Albert Pujols for the legend’s final MLB season. And on Friday night, that greatness was on display. Pujols smacked his 701st career home run in the fourth inning. The round-tripper, hit off former teammate Johan Oviedo, tied the game at 1-1. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to be a dangerous team in the 2022 MLB playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Atlanta Braves have received no shortage of attention in the National League for good reason, but this Cardinals ball club may have what it takes to upset each of those teams. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals never die. After 15 straight seasons with a record over .500, the Cardinals are NL Central champions once again, their 12th since the Central divisions were added in 1994. With an 89-65 record, the Cardinals are eager to make noise in October and reclaim their former glory, and if there’s anyone […]