Source: Pujols meets with Angels about managerial opening

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Future Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols met with Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian about the team's managerial vacancy in St. Louis on Thursday night, a source familiar with the process told ESPN on Friday, confirming an initial report by The Athletic.

A formal offer has not been made, sources cautioned, though Pujols has been considered a prime candidate ever since the Angels declined the 2026 option on manager Ron Washington's contract last week.

Pujols, 45, has expressed strong interest in managing at the big league level for years and led a Dominican winter ball team, the Leones del Escogido, to a championship in January. Pujols was previously…