The Padres are past introductions with Albert Pujols. Now it’s about trust, structure, and how to win.
The San Diego Padres aren’t just kicking the tires on Albert Pujols, they brought him back to San Diego for an in-person, second-round interview. The kind of face-to-face that only happens when a front office wants to look a candidate in the eye and talk about real plans, real staff, and real culture. Coming barely two weeks after Mike Shildt’s retirement reset the dugout, San Diego has moved this search from exploratory to decisive, and Pujols is clearly parked in the finalist lane.