Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a slugger who is ranked 5th in the career home run category as an active player among major league players, expressed his impressions of visiting his home team.
Pujols played against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Bush Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on the 8th.As he entered his first at-bat, starting as the third batter, the St. Louis home fans gave a standing ovation.
It was a welcome greeting for Pujols, who visited Bush Stadium for the first time wearing a Dodgers jersey. St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina,stood up as Pujols entered the plate. Pujols gave him time to be welcomed by fans he hadn't seen in a while, after Molina approached and greeted his former teammate Pujols, followed by the match.Pujols hit a home run from his first at bat, and St. Louis fans are now enemies,but he applauds.
This is the day Pujols, who made his major league debut in 2001 wearing a St. Louis jersey and hit his first home run, hit his 679th home run at Bush Stadium after becoming a member of the Dodgers.
Pujols also had a different feeling than ever.It is always special to be able to come to St. Louis, where I have a history with my fans,he said.It was a wonderful moment.
Pujols made his big league debut in St. Louis, where he spent 11 seasons until 2011.During this period, he batted 30, 2, 8, and 445 homers and 1329 RBIs and established himself as a top star, including two World Series wins, six Silver Sluggers, Rookie of the Year, and three league MVPs.
Afterwards,relations seemed to have deteriorated in the process of leaving for the Los Angeles Angels as a free agent,but After returning to the place where his history was made, Pujols again expressed his gratitude for the welcome from his loyal fans.
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