MLB: Cardinals and other teams in talks with Albert Pujols for a signing

The work stoppage MLB It’s over and with this, the free agent signings will finally be able to begin and there is already movement in the players who were left without a contract before the owners consummated the lockout. The truth is that one One of the names that aroused the most unknowns is that of the veteran Dominican Albert Pujolswho does not throw in the towel but because of his age there were questions about the real possibility of finding a signature.

However, the application of the universal designated hitter has opened the doors to many more teams for Albert Pujols, since according to information from the Dominican journalist Héctor Gómez of Z Digital, there are at least three teams in talks with “La Maquina” with you’re eyeing a signing: St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners.

The franchise that is undoubtedly obvious is that of the Cardinals, with whom he spent the first 10 years of his career and where he emerged as a true legend, where he would meet his compadre Yadier Molina, who announced that 2022 will be his final season. in the Major Leagues, what could be the “retirement tour” of both and possibly Adam Wainwright.

Pujols finally terminated his contract with the Angels in the 2021 season, which was considered one of the worst deals in history with a value of 252 million dollars and 10 years, being designated for assignment in the middle of the campaign and claimed by the Angels. neighboring Dodgers.

Gabriel Delgado

I started as a rookie at Al Bat in early 2018 and am in my third season covering Major League Baseball as a web reporter. I’m a fan of the San Francisco Giants, number one defender of Barry Bonds, and hater of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto and Ronald Acuña are the future of baseball, Mike Trout is overrated, and the Astros deserved to have the World Series taken from them for their cheating. Besides baseball, I also enjoy football, flag football, basketball, and just about any other game that involves a ball or ball. I’m also an amateur musician, a penniless gamer and very nerdy. Graduated in journalism from the University of Guadalajara, I graduated in 2017. Born in the world capital of shrimp, Escuinapa, Sinaloa. I lived for a while in Australia; I survived giant spiders, tasmanian devils and fought a kangaroo and didn’t die trying.

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