Albert Pujols
Birth Name:
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara
Birth Place:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Profession
Actor
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