Albert Pujols

"I'd bet significant money that in the second half of his contract, Albert will be a productive, Hall of Fame-caliber player," said Tony La Russa, who retired in October after guiding the Cardinals to their second World Series championship in six seasons.  

but I think it uplifts Albert even more," said Todd Perry, the Pujols Family Foundation chief executive who researched those numbers. "It's amazing how good he plays when he's around these kids." Pujols, the former St. Louis Cardinals star who ...  

KSDK - Members of the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals were back together in Clayton over the weekend. Willie McGee, Bruce Sutter, Keith Hernandez and Ozzie Smith were among those on hand signing autographs. February 11th, marked the 30th ...  

The fence is 375 feet from home. It's another 50 feet up an embankment to the building. The metal air-conditioning unit is about 20 feet in from the edge of the roof. And Albert Pujols hit one up there? Yes he did - as an 18-year-old high school junior.  

THE MAN IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE: Our town's JoeSportsFan website has pointed out that photos of Albert Pujols-themed billboards in the Los Angeles area are circulating and that they feature a nickname Pujols specifically has said he does not like. The ...  

READ MORE » ST. LOUIS – Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday doesn't plan on forfeiting the upcoming season just because three-time MVP Albert Pujols decided to leave for the Los Angeles Angels in the offseason. As the Cardinals look to defend their World ...  

Now that Albert Pujols has gone to the Los Angeles Angels, catcher Yadier Molina is the longest tenured position player on the Cardinals. With his contract up at the end of the season, Molina could move on, too. Molina said he loved St. Louis but the ...  

Albert Pujols has never stood in the on-deck circle at Minnesota's Target Field, a drought that will end within a week of Opening Day. He has never faced Felix Hernandez, but he figures to see the Seattle Mariners' ace four times or more in the ...  

AL West, meet sledgehammer. Granted full confidence by Moreno, new GM Jerry Dipoto traded a decent young arm (Tyler Chatwood) for a catcher (Chris Iannetta) who’d be something more than four automatic outs a night. Playing coy for weeks, Dipoto ...  

There’s been a whole lot of change since the Texas Rangers’ David Murphy flied out to Allen Craig for the final out of the seven-game Series thriller. Tony La Russa is gone. Bobby Valentine is back. And no switch was bigger than Pujols ...  

The World Series champion Cardinals will go it without Albert Pujols , but the additions of Adam Wainwright (back from Tommy John surgery) and Carlos Beltran should sufficiently make up for that. On paper this year’s team looks just as good as the one that won it all.  

For the first time in a long while the major moves in baseball were not made in the American League East. Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson signed with the Angels, Jose Reyes with the Marlins, and Prince Fielder with the Tigers. Of course this doesn't mean that the teams in the AL East stood on the sidelines all winter the moves just didn't shake the baseball world like a Pujols, Reyes, or Fielder. How do we determine which AL East team had the...  

SHREWSBURY, Mo.-- Albert Pujols has made a quiet trip back to the St. Louis area to pay respects to a friend. KMOX Radio reports that Pujols was in Shrewsbury Thursday for the funeral of Bradley Feldt, a 30-year-old with Down Syndrome.  

Pujols 5 restaurant in Westport is changing its name to the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame and Grill, KSDK reports. Following Albert Pujols' signing with the Los Angeles Angels, Pujols memorabilia is being taken out and replaced by memorabilia from the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. Nothing changes with the ownership of the restaurant or the statue.  

The restaurant does not own the statue. PHOTOS:  Albert Pujols gallery Business had slowed since Pujols signed a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels in December. The city lost one of their favorite icons. Restaurant owner Patrick ...