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Pujols, wife Deidre host Strike Out Slavery Day

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ANAHEIM -- Albert and Deidre Pujols have long established their reputations as two of the baseball community's most charitable citizens. Since 2005, they've run the Pujols Family Foundation, an organization that supports families of children with Down syndrome and impoverished people in the Dominican Republic.

Now, the couple is teaming up to raise money and awareness to help combat another global issue: Human trafficking and the epidemic of modern-day slavery. On Saturday, they hosted Strike Out Slavery Day at Angel Stadium to educate fans about the $32 billion industry that enslaves 45.8 million people in 167 countries, according to figures compiled by the Global Slavery Index.