Jose Alberto Pujols Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβert puˈxols]), is a Dominican-American baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws right-handed. He previously played 11 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the only player in major league history to record a batting average of at least .300 with at least 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in (RBIs) in his first 10 seasons. He also is the first player to accumulate at least 500 doubles in his first 12 seasons. Pujols leads all active players in doubles, with 561.Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States in 1996. After one season of college baseball, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB Draft. As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001, he unanimously won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award. He finished second in NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award voting in 2002, and he won the batting title in 2003 after hitting .359. He hit 40 home runs for the first time in his career in 2004 and helped the Cardinals reach the World Series, where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox in four games. He won his first NL MVP Award in 2005, and he won his first World Series in 2006 when the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games.Pujols failed to score 100 runs for the first time in his career in 2007. In 2008, he won his second NL MVP. He won the award again in 2009 while leading the league in home runs for the first time, and in 2010 he led the NL in home runs and RBIs. He won his second World Series in 2011 as the Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in seven games. Pujols tied Series single-game records for home runs, hits, and RBIs in Game 3. He became a free agent after the season and signed a 10-year deal with the Angels. Pujols hit his 500th career home run on April 22, 2014.
National League Most Valuable Player Award, Hank Aaron Award, Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award, Best International Athlete ESPY Award
Nominations
Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete
Movies
MLB Superstars Show You Their Game
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Left the Cardinals in December of 2011, signing a 10 year/$254 Million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Nicknamed El Hombre (Spanish for The Man); Pujois has requested that people stop calling him that in respect of Stan 'The Man" Musial, saying that "there is only one man".
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Has won the Silver Slugger Award five times.
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Won the National League MVP Award for the third time in 2009 - one of only ten players to have won the award at least three times.
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2008 National League MVP.
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Became a US citizen in February 2007. He scored a perfect score on his test.
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He and his wife Deidre have five children: Isabella (Deidre's daughter from a previous relationship), Albert, Jr., Sophia, Ezra, and Esther Grace.
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Baseball Digest's Player of the Year for 2005.
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2005 National League MVP
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Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 2001 Rookie All-Star Team.
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Made major league debut on 2 April 2001.
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All-star baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals, 2001-present.
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In 2003, led the National League in batting, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, and extra-base hits
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2003 National League Batting Champion with a .359 average
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Has played first base, third base, shortstop, left field, right field, and designated hitter for the Cardinals
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2001 National League Rookie of the Year
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where Hope Grows
2014
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
2006 National League Championship Series
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman
14th Annual ESPY Awards
2006
TV Special
Himself
2006 MLB All-Star Game
2006
TV Special
Himself
ESPN Outside the Lines Nightly
2006
TV Series
Himself - Baseball Player
Baseball Tonight
2006
TV Series
Himself (segment "On The Phone")
2005 MLB All-Star Game
2005
TV Special
Himself - NL Starting Designated Hitter: St. Louis Cardinals
Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox
2004
Video documentary
Himself - Cardinals First Baseman
2004 World Series
2004
TV Mini-Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman
2004 National League Championship Series
2004
TV Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman
2004 MLB All-Star Game
2004
TV Special
Himself - NL Starting First Baseman: St. Louis Cardinals
2003 MLB All-Star Game
2003
TV Special
Himself - NL Starting Left Fielder: St. Louis Cardinals
2002 National League Championship Series
2002
TV Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Third Baseman / Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman / Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Left Fielder
2001 MLB All-Star Game
2001
TV Special
Himself
Marvel & ESPN Films Present 1 of 1: Genesis
2014
Himself
Larry King Now
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Sunday Night Baseball
2001-2014
TV Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman / Himself - Los Angeles Angels First Baseman / Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Left Fielder / ...
Saint George
2014
TV Series
Himself
Praise the Lord
2013
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself (segment "Albert Pujols")
Late Show with David Letterman
2010
TV Series
Himself
Paula's Best Dishes
2009
TV Series
Himself
Shaq vs
2009
TV Series
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals Mvp First Baseman
2009 MLB All-Star Game
2009
TV Special
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals - National League Starting First Baseman
Prime 9
2009
TV Series
Himself
2008 MLB All-Star Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - NL Starting Designated Hitter, St. Louis Cardinals
2007 MLB All-Star Game
2007
TV Special
Himself - NL First Baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Angels
Knuckleball!
2012
Documentary
Himself - St. Louis Cardinals First Baseman (uncredited)
60 Minutes
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself (segment "Albert Pujols")
Prime 9
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2007
TV Series
Himself
DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes