Albert pujols height

Pujols is a highly regarded hitter who has long shown a "combination of contact hitting ability, patience and raw power. In , Pujols collected his 3,th career hit , becoming the 32nd MLB player to reach that milestone.

Albert pujols weight

Pujols was born and raised in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic , mostly by his grandmother, America Pujols, and 10 of his uncles and aunts. He is an only child. His father, Bienvenido Pujols, was a softball pitcher who struggled with alcoholism. Pujols often had to take his father home when his father got drunk following games.

Growing up, Pujols practiced baseball using limes for balls and a milk carton for a glove. One of his home runs travelled feet m. After graduating from high school a semester early in December , he was given a baseball scholarship to Maple Woods Community College. Few teams were interested in Pujols because of uncertainty about his age, which position he would play, and his build.

Louis Cardinals selected him with the nd overall pick. Pujols began his minor league career in playing third base with the Peoria Chiefs of the single-A Midwest League.