Albert Pujols was drafted in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, with the 402nd overall pick. However, Pujols initially turned down a $10,000 bonus and opted to play for the Hays Larks in Hays, Kansas in Jayhawk League of the National Baseball Congress instead. The Cardinals increased their bonus offer to $60,000; Pujols signed, and was assigned to the minor leagues.
In 2000, Pujols played for the Peoria Chiefs of the single-A Midwest League, where he was voted league MVP. Pujols quickly progressed through the ranks of the St. Louis farm clubs, first at the Potomac Cannons in the high-A Carolina League, and then with the Memphis Redbirds in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
Albert Pujols played his entire Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2001 to the present. (2009)
he started with the Cardinals
Albert Pujols.
These are the five highest paid Cardinals as of August 2007 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals $ 12,937,813 Scott Rolen St. Louis Cardinals $ 12,311,637 Jim Edmonds St. Louis Cardinals $ 9,562,540 Jason Isringhausen St. Louis Cardinals $ 8,750,000 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals $ 8,500,000
El Hombre, Albert Pujols!
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals.
No, he played for Peoria, Potomac and Memphis.
Albert Pujols.
Albert Pujols was born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He and his family came to the United States in the early 1990s and found out about baseball then.
Albert Pujols has played in the MLB for 10 years with the St. Louis Cardinals, his only team before being signed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this off season in 2011.
No, he did not. Albert Pujols has always played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his major league debut on April 2, 2001.
Through the 2011 season, Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals has 1,329 career RBIs.