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Albert Pujols Biography
Birth Name:
Jose Alberto Pujols Alcantara
Birth Place:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Profession
baseball player
Fast Facts
- Moved to the U
- S
- from the Dominican Republic with his family when he was 16
- Named National League Rookie of the Year in 2001
- Has been National League MVP twice
- Established the Pujols Family Foundation, which helps children with Down Syndrome as well as impoverished families in the Dominican Republic
- Became a U
- S
- citizen in 2007
- Owns a restaurant in St
- Louis
- Was the leading vote-getter in the 2009 All-Star Game, and caught the first pitch from Barack Obama
- Appeared in an episode of Shaq Vs
- , taking on the NBA center in a home-run derby
Relationships
- Sophia Pujols -- Daughter
- Bienvenido Pujols -- Father
- Albert Jose Pujols -- Son
- Ezra Pujols -- Son
- Isabella -- Stepdaughter
- Deidre Pujols -- Wife