Saturday, December 10, 2011

Albert Pujols Profile,Short Biography and Photos


Born: January 16, 1980
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Family: Wife, Deidre; daughters Isabella and Sofia; sons A.J. (Alberto Jr.) and Ezra
Primary position: First base

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβert puˈxols]), is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseball,[1][2] and was the most feared hitter in baseball in 2008, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers.[3]
During his eleven seasons as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pujols won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, was selected as an All-Star nine times, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He has also twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has two World Series rings from the Cardinals' 2006 and 2011 titles.
At the end of the 2011 season, he led all active players in batting average (.328),[4] slugging percentage (.617),[5] and OPS (1.037),[6] and ranked 37th in number of home runs in Major League Baseball history.[7] He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–09.[8] He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws right-handed.[9]

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