Albert Pujols knows how to make an entrance.
The longtime Cardinals first baseman spent the first 11 seasons of his surefire Hall of Fame career in St. Louis, and he’s running it back for one last time.
On Sunday, the 42-year-old Pujols signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Cardinals, giving him the opportunity to spend his likely final season in the city where he won three MVPs and two World Series titles.
The Cardinals waited little time to get Pujols back in Cardinals red, having him make a special entrance from the right-field gate ahead of Monday’s Grapefruit League game against the Astros in Sarasota, Fla. It was just spring training, sure, but Pujols received a massive standing ovation.
Allow me to reintroduce myself.@PujolsFive is back with the @Cardinals. Chills. pic.twitter.com/1nJs6fqrOD
— MLB (@MLB) March 28, 2022
You just love to see that. The Opening Day scene at Busch Stadium should be something special too.
Pujols spent 10 seasons with the Angels before signing with the Dodgers last year. He’s not the All-Star he once was, but the Cardinals legend could end up being a serviceable bench bat and clubhouse presence in 2022.
It’s only right to see him back with the Cardinals.
