Facts

• Albert threw out the first pitch to Cardinal great Willie McGee on opening day 2006.
• Albert attended Maple Woods Community College.
• Albert was selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft.
• Albert hit 37 homeruns in his rookie season.
• Albert hit .359 in the 2003 season to win the batting title.
• Pujols is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• In Pujols’ second season with the Cardinals he played six different positions.
• Pujols’ birthday is January 16th.
• Pujols was born in 1980.
• Pujols has never missed more than 20 games in a single season.
• Pujols has never had a season ending batting average under .310.
• Pujols has hit 30+ homeruns in all eight seasons.
• Albert is 53 runs away from 1000 in his career.
• Albert is 23 rbi’s away from 1000 in his career.
• Albert has walked 696 times, while striking out just 506 times in his career.
• Albert has only made 82 errors in 1349 games.
• Albert started the Pujols Family Foundation in 2005.
• Pujols opened a resturant in nearby St. Louis in 2006.
• Pujols has two daughers and one son.
• Albert is 6′3, 230lbs.
• Albert has won 2 MVP’s, and been runner up 3 times.
• Pujols missed the All Star Game one time in his 8 year career.
• Pujols has a career .323 postseason batting average.
• Albert has hit 13 homeruns in postseason games.
• Albert has started in five All Star Games.
• Pujols has a career .429 batting average in All Star Games.