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Albert Pujols #5 | First Baseman | St. Louis Cardinals
Height: 6-3    Weight: 225    Throws: R    Bats: R
Born: Jan 16, 1980, Santo Domingo,
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October 16, 2006
Albert Pujols has been nursing a right hamstring injury for several weeks and is under orders to run under control, the AP reports. Manager Tony LaRussa said the injury has also affected Pujols' ability to drive the ball.
August 1, 2006
Albert Pujols had an MRI taken of his hyperextended right elbow Monday that revealed no structural damage, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Pujols is expected to return to the lineup tonight against the Phillies.
July 31, 2006
The Cardinals hope that Albert Pujols can return to the lineup on Tuesday, according to the official team website. Pujols hurt his elbow on Friday. "He hyperextended it in a swing on Friday," manager Tony La Russa said on Sunday morning. "It was sore yesterday and still sore today. There's a little inflammation. We don't want to push it."
July 31, 2006
Albert Pujols missed Sunday's game due to a hyperextended right elbow. He sustained the injury Friday on a swing, and the joint was tender and swollen on Sunday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "He's had some discomfort, so we'll give him a day," said manager Tony La Russa. "He could play, but I thought it'd be better not to push it." Although the Cardinals called him day-to-day, he'll have a precautionary MRI taken on Monday.
July 30, 2006
Albert Pujols was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup due to a hyperextended right elbow, according to the AP. He hurt his elbow on a swing Friday, but he played through the pain on Saturday. Trainer Barry Weinberg stated that the injury appeared to be minor.
July 26, 2006
Albert Pujols got a routine day off on Wednesday, according to the AP. It was his first day off since coming off the disabled list on June 22.
June 23, 2006
The strained oblique of Albert Pujols which caused him to miss most of June appears to be in very good shape. Pujols tested the oblique in the first inning of Friday's game by making a leaping catch and appeared to have no problems. He finshed the game 4-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
June 22, 2006
The Cardinals will activate Albert Pujols before tonight's game against the White Sox, according to the team's web site. Pujols, who has been out since June 3 with a strained oblique, was originally supposed to return on Monday, but team apparently decided that he was already ready to return.
June 21, 2006
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said on Wednesday that Albert Pujols should be ready to come off the disabled list and play by Monday when the team opens a three-game series at home against the Indians, according to the AP. "He pushed the workout a couple of degrees tougher and responded real well," La Russa said. "We'll see how he feels tomorrow, if he has soreness or fatigue. ... It was a positive report."
June 20, 2006
According to the AP, Albert Pujols took batting practice, fielded grounders and ran hard in the outfield before Tuesday's game. It is hoped that Pujols could return from his strained oblique muscle in time for the Cardinals' weekend series with the Tigers.
June 19, 2006
Recovering from a strained oblique muscle, Albert Pujols took grounders at first base and hit some soft-toss pitches on Sunday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He's scheduled to take batting practice Tuesday and could follow that up with a simulated game. Manager Tony La Russa said that once Pujols "is in a simulated game, you'll know he's close" to coming off the disabled list.
June 18, 2006
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Albert Pujols took swings off a tee in a batting cage Saturday, the day after he fielded grounders. He hopes to skip taking soft-toss pitches and face live batting practice on Sunday, as he continues his recovery from a strained oblique. "If I feel as good as I did (Saturday)," Pujols said, "I'd like to hit on the field."
June 16, 2006
Albert Pujols fielded grounders before Friday's game and the slugger is optimistic about the possibility of returning much sooner than originally expected from his strained oblique, according to the AP. "I'm pretty excited," Pujols said. And he said team medical personnel were "real excited, but I don't want to talk too quick until I get out there in the field and hopefully play for a week and I don't feel it at all." Pujols added: "I still need to hit and I still need to do some things, and we'll see how I feel. I can't wait until I start to get some hacks, and we'll go from there." The Cardinals don't have a new timetable for Pujols' return yet, but it looks like he will be back sooner than the initial projection of four to six weeks. He was injured on June 3.
June 5, 2006
An MRI exam of a strained muscle on the right side of Albert Pujols was inconclusive on Monday, according to the AP. Pujols said he felt better Monday than the previous day, but didn't know what that meant. "It could be two weeks, it could be three, four, five or six," Pujols said. Team doctors have told manager Tony La Russa that Monday's MRI established only base data and that a future MRI, perhaps in a few weeks, would be more helpful in determining how long Pujols would be sidelined.
June 4, 2006
The Cardinals placed Albert Pujols on the 15-day disabled list because of his strained oblique. The Cards are still awaiting results of Pujols' exam yesterday, but it's very likely that he'll spend more than a minimum stay on the DL.
June 3, 2006
Albert Pujols strained his right oblique muscle and left the game after two innings on Saturday, according to the AP. John Rodriguez replaced Pujols and went to left field while Hector Luna moved from left field to first base. Pujols will be reexamined Sunday but is expected to go on the DL. "If you told me right now that [Pujols] would be out for two weeks, that's a lot better than the rest of the year," said manager Tony LaRussa. "I just don't think that after talking to [team physician] Dr. Paletta that two weeks from now Albert will be ready to go."
May 23, 2006
While defending Barry Bonds to the media, Albert Pujols said that he's been tested for steroids three times already this season, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Obviously, he's come up clean each time.
May 13, 2006
Albert Pujols became the fastest player in major league history to reach 19 home runs after hitting a solo shot in the second inning on Saturday. He went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and drove in three. He now has 47 RBI in 36 games this season.
May 11, 2006
Albert Pujols says his stiff back is still hurting, but he doesn't plan on being out of the lineup anytime soon, according to the AP. "It's bothering me, it's bothering me a lot," Pujols said. "There's nothing you can do right now. It's either sit down for 15 days and let it heal or keep going with pain, and that's what I'm doing pretty much, playing with pain." Pujols currently leads all of major league baseball with 18 homers and 43 RBI.
May 4, 2006
Albert Pujols, who has been dealing with a sore back, stated Wednesday that he feels 65 to 75 percent healthy, according to the AP. He missed Tuesday's game with the injury and was 0-for-4 on Thursday.
May 4, 2006
Albert Pujols returned to the lineup Wednesday after a stiff back forced him to miss a game. He hit his league-leading 15th home run in the game.
May 3, 2006
It's not clear if Albert Pujols will return tonight from the stiff back that sidelined him yesterday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I don't want to say I can't play (today) then show up and feel good about it," he said. "I'm going to see how it goes. I've been taking treatment for the last week and obviously it's not getting better."
May 2, 2006
Albert Pujols was a late scratch from Tuesday's lineup because of a stiff back, according to the team's official site. "He jammed it sliding into first base on the homestand (last week)," said manager Tony La Russa. "It's sore. Day games after night games...it just hasn't responded enough to where he should go out there without risk." Pujols should be considered day-to-day.
April 29, 2006
Albert Pujols hammered his 14th home run of the year on Saturday against the Nationals, setting a new major league record for homers in April, according to the AP. He is hitting .350 on the season with 32 RBI.
April 28, 2006
Albert Pujols hit his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record held by Ken Griffey, Jr. and Luis Gonzalez on Friday night. He has two more games this month to try to break the record.
April 17, 2006
Albert Pujols tied a major-league record with a home run in his fourth consecutive at-bat after his two-run shot in the first inning Monday night, according to the AP. It was the 35th time in Major League history that a player has homered in four straight at-bats.
April 16, 2006
Albert Pujols hit three homers on Sunday, including a walkoff game-winner. He was 3-for-4 with four runs and five RBI. With eight homers, Pujols is tied with Chris Shelton for the major league lead.