It’s hard to believe, but it has been over eight years since Albert Pujols last wore a St. Louis Cardinals jersey. Also hard to believe: 2019 is the first year that he is going to be making a return to Busch Stadium. While I think it has been a badly missed opportunity by the MLB schedule makers to wait until now to bring Pujols back to St. Louis, it’s going to be a very emotional weekend when he does come back at the end of June.
Many in St. Louis, myself included, still probably feel a little bit hurt that Pujols left and have never really gotten insight from his point of view about the whole ‘Pujols Saga’ that occurred after the magical 2011 World Series run that ended in him signing a 10 year, $240M deal with the Angels.