Albert Pujols

ABOUT ALBERT PUJOLS

Star first baseman who led the St. Louis Cardinals to World Series Championships in 2006 and 2011. He was named National League MVP three times and won the NL home run title twice. After 11 years with the Cardinals, he joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2012. He debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers in May 2021.

He moved from New York City to Independence, Missouri with his grandmother in 1996 after he witnessed a shooting.

He was named National League Rookie of the Year in 2001 after hitting 37 home runs, tallying 130 RBIs, and batting .329.

He was married to Deidre Corona from 2000 until 2022. In 2023, he married Nicole Fernandez. He has two sons, Albert Jr. and Ezra, and daughters, Isabella, Sophia and Esther.

He and Barry Bonds were two of the MLB's most dangerous hitters in the early 20th century, but Pujols was never the subject of serious performance-enhancing drug allegations.