Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseball history.
During his eleven seasons as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pujols won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, was selected as an All-Star nine times, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He has also twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has two World Series rings from the Cardinals' 2006 and 2011 titles.
He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–09. On December 10, 2011, Pujols signed a 10 year contract with the Angels.
Albert and Deidre Pujols launched the Pujols Family Foundation, which is dedicated to their "commitment to faith, family and others." The organization promotes awareness of Down syndrome and works to support those who have it and their families, aids the poor in the Dominican Republic, and supports people with disabilities and/or life threatening illnesses.
