Albert Pujols Biography

Fast Facts

• Sports Illustrated named him its Player of the Decade
• One of few MLB players with 500 career home runs
• Started the Pujols Family Foundation, a not for profit organization meant to help those living with Down Syndrome and impoverished people in the Dominican Republic
• Attended Maple Woods Community College near Kansas City, where he played baseball for one season
• Married Deidre in 2000, and the two have four children, Isabella, Albert Jr․, Sophia and Ezra
• The St․ Louis Cardinals picked him in the 13th round of the 1999 draft
• During high school, he batted over ․500 in his first season and twice earned all-state honors
• Immigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States when he was 16 years old
• After 11 seasons with the Cardinals, he signed with the Los Angeles Angels
• MLB player known for his success as a first baseman with the St․ Louis Cardinals