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.