Pujols Debuts For Cards With Mind On Wife’s Brain Surgery
Mar 30, 2022, 4:55 PM
08 March 2011: St. Louis Cardinals Infielder Albert Pujols (5) watches the flight of the ball after batting during an MLB spring training game in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Doug Murray/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Albert Pujols went 1 for 3 against Washington in his spring training debut with St. Louis on the same day his wife underwent successful brain surgery.
In his third at-bat, Pujols smacked a line drive to the right side through a hole created by an infield shift.
Albert Pujols loves smashing baseballs! pic.twitter.com/z0LTuZe48b
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 30, 2022
He said afterward it felt good to be back in a real game.
Taking the field, number 5, Albert Pujols! pic.twitter.com/cCUUzVr5ZO
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 30, 2022
Pujols doesn’t expect to be in the Cardinals’ lineup on Thursday.
But if all goes well, he will play Friday against the Mets.
Albert's back & we scored 2⃣9⃣ runs pic.twitter.com/RaoESI63Tp
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 30, 2022
He may head to California to see his wife during the off days between the end of camp and the start of the season.
