Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols
Pujols with the Angels in 2012
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 5
First baseman
Born: (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 37) Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 2001, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.309
Hits	2,825
Home runs	591
Runs batted in	1,817
Doubles	602
On-base percentage	.392
Runs	1,670
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2001–2011) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (2001, 2003–2010, 2015) 2× World Series champion (2006, 2011) 3× NL MVP Award (2005, 2008, 2009) NLCS MVP Award (2004) NL batting champion (2003) 2× NL home run leader (2009, 2010) NL RBI leader (2010) 6× Silver Slugger Award (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008–2010) 2× Rawlings Gold Glove Award (2006, 2010) 2× Hank Aaron Award (2003, 2009) NL Rookie of the Year Award (2001) 500 home run club

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβert puˈxols]), is a Dominican American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he received three National League (NL) MVP awards (2005, 2008, 2009) and was a nine-time MLB All-Star (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). He was also an All-Star with the Angels in 2015.