Albert Pujols reportedly returning to Cardinals
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Three-time Nationwide League MVP Albert Pujols is finalizing an settlement to return to the St. Louis Cardinals on a one-year deal pending a bodily, The St. Louis Dispatch’s Derrick S. Goold and The Athletic’s Katie Woo report.
Per Woo, Pujols wouldn’t function an on a regular basis participant however as a right-handed hitter off the bench. Pujols, 42, final performed for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the place he slashed .254/.299/.460 with 12 dwelling runs and 38 RBI in 204 plate appearances final season.
Pujols performed the primary 11 seasons of his MLB profession with the Cardinals, the place he received three MVPs and two World Sequence titles from 2001-11. He joined the Los Angeles Angles at 31 years outdated on a 10-year, $240 million deal in 2011 and remained with the staff till his midseason release in 2021. He then signed and finished out the season with the Dodgers.
Pujols made 9 All-Star groups as a member of the Cardinals, however by no means flashed his MVP kind in Los Angeles, the place he made a single All-Star staff in 2015. He is anticipated to affix the Cardinals in Florida for spring coaching someday this week.
