Albert Pujols

2022 - 7 - 18

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All-Stars rally Pujols in epic Derby moment (MLB.com)

LOS ANGELES -- Albert Pujols didn't win, but for perhaps the first time in his career, that wasn't at all the point. Pujols was eliminated in the semifinals ...

“That's Albert,” said Schwarber. “You go to games, and you try and go sit out in the bleachers so you can catch one of his homers. 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All the guys came in, giving him that good vibes and good energy, and I think it was a special moment for him, and even for ourselves to see the legend go like that." I'm definitely going to try to get one of those pictures blown up and put that up on the wall. \n\n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.8":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.8.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.9":{"content":"No Cardinals player has won the Derby, but few players with any team have made a mark on one like Pujols did Monday.\n\n“That's Albert,” said Schwarber. “You go to games, and you try and go sit out in the bleachers so you can catch one of his homers. It marked the fifth time in as many appearances that Pujols has advanced out of the first round of the Derby, making him the only person who can make that claim. The break seemed to help, as he got into a groove upon returning. Pujols advanced, 20-19, bringing thrills to the baseball fans in the stands and on the field alike.\n\n \n\n“Albert, he’s a legend,” said Mariners rookie star Julio Rodríguez, who finished as runner-up to Soto. “It’s amazing that I'm here sharing this stage with a legend like that.”","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4":{"contentDate":"2022-07-19T01:52:52.377Z","description":"Albert Pujols crushes 20 home runs in the first round of the 2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby and bests Kyle Schwarber in a swing-off","duration":"00:04:43","slug":"albert-pujols-20-first-round-hrs","source":null,"tags":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.0","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.1","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.2","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.3","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.4","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.5","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.6","typename":"Tag"}],"templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/x1z95en2xde0xi2l3lnx","title":"Albert Pujols' 20 first-round HRs","type":"video","url":"/video/albert-pujols-20-first-round-hrs","__typename":"Video"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.0":{"slug":"teamid-138","title":"St. Louis Cardinals","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.1":{"slug":"playerid-405395","title":"Albert Pujols","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.2":{"slug":"home-run","title":"home run","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.3":{"slug":"home-run-derby","title":"Home Run Derby","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.4":{"slug":"all-star","title":"All-Star","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.5":{"slug":"highlight","title":"highlight","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.tags.6":{"slug":"imagen-feed","title":"Imagen feed","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-2022-home-run-derby\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.5":{"content":"Pujols, who played down the road for the Angels for nine-plus seasons then finished 2021 with the Dodgers, received one of the warmest and loudest ovations during introductions, and had the crowd at Dodger Stadium behind him more and more as he showed he was a real threat to advance out of the first round. The future Hall of Famer tallied a total of 35 homers on the night, giving him 106 in his Derby career. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, the National League home run leader and No. 1 seed for the event, matched him exactly, which led to a swing-off. To see it from the side, see that beautiful swing for one last All-Star Game, that was pretty special.” In fact, it’s safe to say that Pujols’ actual result in the Derby will ultimately be a footnote when he thinks back on the experience.

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Albert Pujols goes deep in 2022 Home Run Derby, honored by ... (Sporting News)

Then Kyle Schwaber, the No. 1 seed in the derby with an NL-leading 29 home runs, fell apart, hitting just 13 to force a swing-off. Pujols looked like the ...

But after five quick home runs early in his round, Schwarber cooled down. He hit three home runs in the bonus time. Pujols, the oldest Home Run Derby participant in MLB history, certainly didn't crush his first round.

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Juan Soto wins Home Run Derby, Albert Pujols puts on his own show (San Francisco Chronicle)

Juan Soto won Monday night's Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, but 42-year-old Albert...

An Angel and a Dodger last season, Pujols is finishing his 22-year career in St. Louis, where it started. He reached 19 in plenty of time to claim the $1 million prize, which is $300,000 more than Rodriguez’s salary in Seattle. At the end of regulation for Soto, he had 15 homers and needed four more in one minute to win it.

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Albert Pujols Upsets Kyle Schwarber in Home Run Derby (Sports Illustrated)

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman/designated hitter Albert Pujols upset No. 1 seed Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the ...

He is now tied with Todd Frazier and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the third-most home runs in Home Run Derby history with 91 and will surpass them in the semifinals. Pujols has never won the Home Run Derby previously, but now gets one step closer by reaching the semifinals. Schwarber participated previously in the Home Run Derby in 2018, losing in the final round.

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Sports bettors went wild for Albert Pujols after his improbable upset ... (For The Win)

Midway through his first round matchup against Kyle Schwarber during Monday's Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, a field full of Major League All-Stars began ...

Schwarber was a -400 favorite. Pujols start planting balls over the fence in the outfield. Pujols was reeling, or so it looked, with one home run in the first 56 seconds of his at-bat.

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HR Derby: Albert Pujols upsets top seed Schwarber in OT (Castanet.net)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Home Run Derby (all times local): ___ 6:45 p.m. Eighth-seed Albert Pujols pulled off the biggest surprise of the first ...

The flames were big and bright, and their heat could be felt even in the press box on the third level of Dodger Stadium, more than 200 feet away. With Seattle great and three-time Derby champion Ken Griffey Jr. snapping photos on the field, Rodriguez had 10 drives over 440 feet and hit 19 during the final two minutes of regulation. Alonso — the Derby's second seed — trailed by two going into bonus time, but he hit a 423-foot shot to center field with 31 seconds remaining to advance. The Mariners' rookie, who has not played at Dodger Stadium, was an underdog against Seager, who was with the Dodgers for seven seasons. Acuña also only had five after the first minute. Soto established the Derby record with a 520-foot blast last year at Colorado. Pujols had a total of 20 homers, including seven in the extra round. Schwarber trailed by three going into the one-minute bonus time. He threw his bat way in the air after the deciding shot cleared the fence. “It is pretty awesome to see the young generation and all that talent. His top blast was 450 feet and he averaged 410 feet. He added four more in bonus time, his clinching blast coming with 19 seconds remaining.

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Albert Pujols steals show at 2022 MLB Home Run Derby with upset ... (CBS sports.com)

The 42-year-old Cardinals legend had fans and players behind him at Dodger Stadium.

Pujols lost to Garrett Anderson in the finals of the 2003 Home Run Derby. Pujols is the only 40-year-old in Home Run Derby history. St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols ousted Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber in a tiebreaker in the first round of the Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium ( live updates). The final score was 20-19.

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MLB World Reacts To Heartwarming Scene With Albert Pujols (The Spun)

The Cardinals legend participated in his final Home Run Derby in his last MLB season before retiring.

Pujols improbably advanced to the second round, where he'll face a young superstar 19 years his junior. He finished with 13 home runs, a lower tally than the previous six sluggers. Pujols upped his tally to 20, edging out the Philadelphia Phillies slugger.

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How will Albert Pujols fare in the Home Run Derby? Let's ask former ... (The Athletic)

One camp criticized the inclusion of a platoon player with six homers this season as a wasted spot. The other countered that a hitter with 685 homers, fifth- ...

But every time he hits one, it’s going to be a reminder of the greatness of AP.” “It’s going to be beautiful.” Pujols has the power to do it,” Adrián Beltré said. The last time Pujols participated, in 2015, was the year the format changed from a certain number of “outs” per round to a time limit. For Pujols, going up against younger players — including one half his age in Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez — nailing his approach early, with a proper swing plane and good rhythm with pitcher Kleininger Teran (the Cardinals’ bullpen catcher) will be paramount. Swisher participated in the 2010 Home Run Derby at Angel Stadium, and also swung in the inaugural Home Run Derby X in London earlier this month. Peña got a second crack at a Derby in 2017 at an MLB showcase event in London’s Hyde Park. Peña was 39 and retired, “older and wiser,” he said, and armed with analysis of his swing. Carlos Peña, 44, went head-to-head with Pujols in the 2009 Home Run Derby at Busch Stadium and lost their first-round swing-off. He’s going through the grind of batting practice and everything (before games). It’s nothing like the Home Run Derby, though.” We all know he can hit the ball out of the ballpark.” If there is a hurdle for (Pujols) to get over, it’s the endurance factor. Dino Ebel, who threw to Pujols that day, remembered Pujols “ran out of gas” as the clock ticked and the swing count mounted, but he still put up a fight.

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Watch now: Albert Pujols discusses his Home Run Derby strategy (STLtoday.com)

St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols on Monday, July 18, 2022, discusses his strategy to win this year's Home Run Derby.

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MLB All-Stars honor Albert Pujols' final Home Run Derby with classy ... (For The Win)

Albert Pujols was greeted with a wonderfully classy celebration from the MLB's All-Stars during the Home Run Derby.

The love and respect that all of baseball has for Pujols is absolutely incredible. In a thrilling first round, Pujols actually bested favorite Kyle Schwarber in a swing off to advance to the second round! During Monday’s 2022 Home Run Derby, Pujols continued his retirement tour alongside the St. Louis Cardinals with one last crack at the bat.

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Albert Pujols' MLB salute at Home Run Derby became Julio ... (The Athletic)

One player entering. Another exiting. Simultaneously, in a script fit for the city that served as the backdrop.

Not “The Kid.” But a new youngster who Griffey said can be a superstar. A player who has always “had all the tools.” On Monday night in Los Angeles, Rodríguez showed what was possible. “That was awesome.” It was at that time he switched to a lighter bat. But he wasn’t the story — at least, not the only one. But by the end of his night, he was pointing his bat in the direction of Rodríguez, congratulating the man who’d dethroned him. He eventually bowed out to Soto in the semifinals. If he had just one homer in one minute, there wasn’t much hope to beat Kyle Schwarber, who leads the National League with 29 bombs. If he was already tired, that was a bad sign. It’s not like he just showed up at the All-Star Game.” His 32 home runs in the first round were the second most in an opening round. “Maybe a few people didn’t think I was that kind of power hitter like that,” Rodríguez said.

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