Albert Pujols doesn’t must run to first base anymore, however he might now have to come back operating out of the dugout.
Alden Gonzalez of ESPN relayed Wednesday that the retired St. Louis Cardinals legend is getting a managing job — he’ll function the supervisor of Leones del Escogido within the Dominican Winter League beginning in September. Pujols, a Dominican native, has a aim of finally managing within the large leagues, Gonzalez provides.
Now 44 years previous, Pujols retired after the 2022 marketing campaign with 11 All-Star appearances, three MVP awards, two World Sequence rings and 703 profession house runs. He has stored near baseball since retiring, doing work as a special assistant with one among his former MLB groups. Pujols has additionally appeared as a broadcaster on MLB Community.
Although managing in a winter league is a comparatively small gig, Pujols clearly views it as a stepping stone in direction of a bigger dream of managing within the bigs. He follows within the footsteps of this ex-Cardinals teammate who recently got a brand new baseball job of his personal.