Pujols, St. Louis in talks (report)

Dominican star Albert Pujols will always be remembered for what he did for the Cardinals between 2001 and 2011, a period in which he won the National League Most Valuable Player award three times and after which he already seemed to have secured his place in the Hall. of Fame.

After a decade with the Angels and a half-season with the Dodgers in 2021, the 42-year-old veteran has said he wants to stay active as he nears 700 home runs (he’s 679 right now).

Could his magnificent career end where it began?

According to a report in The Athletic, the Cardinals have increased their talks with Pujols about the possibility of bringing him back to St. Louis, and there is growing interest in turning that possibility into a reality. The club has not confirmed the report.

Pujols posted a 1,037 OPS with 445 home runs in 11 seasons with the Cardinals, helping St. Louis win the World Series in 2006 and 2011. Along the way, there were countless historic moments, including the three-run, two-out homer off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2005 NL Championship Series and all three homers he hit against the Rangers in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series.

Before the 2012 campaign, Pujols signed a 10-year, $254 million deal with the Angels, for whom he hit 222 home runs over the next decade. The club released him in May and he was later signed by the Dodgers. He showed that he could keep producing, posting a .759 OPS with 12 homers in 204 plate appearances.

According to The Athletic report, if Pujols signs with the Cardinals, he would not be an everyday player. St. Louis has six-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt at first. Pujols, according to the report, would serve as a right-handed hitter off the bench, an option to complement the signing of left-hander Corey Dickerson.

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Pujols, St. Louis in talks (report)