At age 42, Albert Pujols is no spring chicken in baseball anymore.
During Monday’s 2022 Home Run Derby, Pujols continued his retirement tour alongside the St. Louis Cardinals with one last crack at the bat. In a thrilling first round, Pujols actually bested favorite Kyle Schwarber in a swing off to advance to the second round! Seriously!
After Pujols’ first go around, where he hit 10 home runs, the MLB All-Stars all jumped out of the dugouts and gave the baseball legend a wonderfully classy moment at home plate. The love and respect that all of baseball has for Pujols is absolutely incredible.
RE5PECT.
Everybody loves Albert. #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/qTNRZuZRAs
— MLB (@MLB) July 19, 2022
What a moment! Also, here’s how Pujols took down Schwarber in the final moments of an epic first round matchup.
ALBERT PUJOLS WINS THE SWING OFF AND ADVANCES TO THE SEMIFINALS 👏@PujolsFive | #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/HQY4qRBxI3
— ESPN (@espn) July 19, 2022
Albert Pujols forever!
