Albert Pujols Pitches For The First Time And Hopefully The Last
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Albert Pujols will likely be entering the Hall of Fame on the strength of his bat, not his arm.
The St. Louis Cardinals slugger made that abundantly clear Sunday while pitching for the first time in his Major League Baseball career during a lopsided victory over the San Francisco Giants. (Watch the videos below.)
Pujols took the mound in the ninth inning. He surrendered a three-run home run to Luis Gonzalez and a solo blast to Joey Bart. But even throwing meat, he still got the last three outs to finish the Cards’ 15-6 win at home.
The 22-year veteran, who is likely in his last season, now has a 36 ERA to go with his Cooperstown-worthy 681 home runs and 3,312 hits.
“A dream come true to say that I did it,” Pujols said. “It was fun. It wasn’t fun giving up two bombs. I think the fans had a good time. I’m sure the guys that took me deep did, too.”
Here are other highlights from his outing.
Evan Longoria asked for the ball after getting a hit off of Albert Pujols 🤝 pic.twitter.com/lnVb89AqlJ
— ESPN (@espn) May 16, 2022
MLB’s newest two-way player, Albert Pujols! pic.twitter.com/iJwjHtSyDx
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 16, 2022
It's never too late to try something new! pic.twitter.com/Q9HmOGEnGJ
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 16, 2022
Not a bad way to win the series! pic.twitter.com/q0l965QHNj
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 16, 2022
Don't worry @PujolsFive ... I gave up a home run in my first ever game too! You'll figure it out and who knows... 17 years from now you and @A_Knizner might break me and yadi's record!
— Adam Wainwright (@UncleCharlie50) May 16, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.