Albert Pujols’ MYTHIC career comes to an end, MLB fans melancholic as retirement papers finally signed
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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols prepares his bag to leave the MLB world after inking down retirement papers for the team on Monday. As he had already signed the papers, it is clear that he’ll not be back for another season of MLB. The 11-time All-Star winner will be going down the history of the sport as one of the greatest sluggers.
His glittering 22-year of MLB career included him snatching the All-Star title 11 times, 2-time World Series Champion, 3-time NL MVP, 5-time Fielding Bible Award, and 2-time Gold Glove Award among numerous other achievements. Earlier he had already mentioned his retirement in 2022, but Monday’s announcement made this clear.
He is considered the 4th player to join the 700-club after hitting 703 home runs in his career. During the final season, he hit .270/.345/.550 with 24 home runs. His magical smuggling career started immediately after he hit .329/.403/.610 with 37 home runs to get to the Rookie of the Year Award.
Albert Pujols’ glorious MLB career comes to a halt
During his last postseason appearance, the team won the National League Central division, grabbing a berth in the Wild Card Series with the Philadelphia Phillies. It was on Game 2, where he signaled his final two at-bats. Unfortunately, the Phillies won the round, as Pujols later decided to end his career.
In 88 of his postseason matches, he hit, .319/.422/.572 with 19 home runs. Pujols’ dominant force on the field will be missed not only by his team but also by his fans. They’ve crowded social media to both congratulate Albert Pujols and express their sadness about his retirement news. It is noted that he’ll be in Cooperstown as of now.
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Kaushani Chatterjee
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