Pujols in Pain – Just Shaken Up

My heart skipped a beat when I heard Albert Pujols collided with umpire Joe West Tuesday afternoon.  Pujols was going for a ball hit down the line when he nailed West.  He fell to the ground grabbing his left shoulder in pain.  After being on the ground for a few minutes – Albert got up and continued playing (WHEW).

So are we to worry that he’s not 100%?  Well, Pujols erased those worries the very next at bat when he smashed a ball a billion feet (but foul).  Then he continued to double to right field.

Pujols will take Wednesday off but not due to the injury.  It’s his normal day off.