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Jos� Alberto Pujols Alc�ntara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (IPA-espu?xols), is a professional baseball player who has played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Currently a first baseman, Pujols is well-known for his all-around ability as a player to hit for both average and power, plus his base-running and fielding excellence. His consistency over his nine years in the Major Leagues has earned him the reputation as one of the best players in the game today and the most feared hitter in baseball, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers (Manager (baseball)) in 2008. Since his MLB debut in 2001, Pujols has been selected as an All-Star (MLB All-Star Game) eight times, has won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (MLB MVP) three times, and won a World Series title in 2006 (2006 World Series).
After the end of the 2009 season (2009 Major League Baseball season), he led all active players in batting average (.334), slugging percentage (.628), and on-base percentage (.427) and ranks among the leading home run hitters in Major League Baseball history (List of top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters). He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000-2009 (2000s (decade)).
He stands heightft=6in=3, weighs convert231lbskg, bats and throws right-handed.
Position: First baseman
Number on List: 5
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Date of birth: 1980-01-16
Birth Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Awards: * 8� All-Star (Major League Baseball All-Star Game) selection (2001, 2003-2009) * World Series champion (2006 (2006 World Series)) * 5� Silver Slugger Award (2001, 2003-2004, 2008-2009) * Gold Glove Award (2006) * 3� NL MVP (2005, 2008, 2009) * 2� NL Hank Aaron Award (Hank Aaron Award) (2003, 2009) * 2001 NL Rookie of the Year * 2004 NLCS MVP * 2006 Marvin Miller Man of Year Award (Players Choice Award) * 2008 Roberto Clemente Award * 2009 ''TSN'' Player of the Decade (The Sporting News Player of the Decade Award) * 4� Fielding Bible Award (2006-2009) * 3� ''TSN'' Player of the Year (The Sporting News Player of the Year Award) (2003, 2008, 2009) * 3� ESPY Award for Best MLB Player (Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award) (2005, 2006, 2009) * 3� NL Outstanding Player Players Choice Award (2003, 2008, 2009) * 3� NL Player of Year Players Choice Award (2003, 2008, 2009)
MLB Debut
| April 2 | , | 2001 |
Last MLB appearance
Career statistics
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 380 |
| Runs batted in (Run batted in) | 1,160 |
Teams
Career highlights and awards
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