Harold Capote Fernandez
With what we saw at the end of the Sunday Major League game, we can use popular sayings such as: “There is always a first time for everything”, or “There were many of us and Grandma gave birth”. You choose the one of his preference but the truth is that we could appreciate Albert Pujols in pitching duties.
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Just as you hear it, the best Latin American hitter of all time (and forgive us Rod Carew, Víctor Davalillo, Roberto Clemente, Miguel Cabrera and Bob Abreu) took the mound at Bush Stadium in the beating his St. Louis Cardinals hit the San Francisco Giants.
The one from Santo Domingo was called to relieve in the ninth inning with the score 15×2 in favor of the Red Birds.
In his work, he walked Darin Ruf, dominated Austin Slater, Evan Longoria singled, Thairo Estrada hit for fielder’s choice, Luis González and Joey Bart hit back-to-back homers and LaMonte Wade Jr. gave up the last out 5-3. .
Yes, this is real. ALBERT PUJOLS ON THE HILL. pic.twitter.com/2vm3cTDjsC
– The Mayores (@TheMayores) May 16, 2022
The tough slugger used 27 shipments, 16 of them strikes.
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For Albert Pujols, 2,987 games passed, 681 home runs, 674 doubles, 16 triples, 2,155 RBIs, 1,879 runs scored, 1,351 walks, 1,357 strikeouts received, in addition to 21 years, 1 month and 13 days since his arrival in the Majors to be able to be a pitcher
AMAZING!