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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and designated hitter Albert Pujols and his wife Deidre Pujols called it quits in April 2022. The pair chose to part ways after 22 years of marriage.
However, their relationship was different 11 years ago. Deidre was only too happy to stand up for her man at the time, and once criticized the St. Louis Cardinals for offering him a five-year, $130 million contract in December 2011. She seemed unhappy that the MLB team Albert had represented for 10 years had him such a meager offer.
In an interview with the St. Louis Christian radio station 99.1 Joy FM in 2011, Albert Pujols' ex-wife said:
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"When you have somebody say 'We want you to be a Cardinal for life' and only offer you a five-year deal, it kind of confused us."
"Well, we got over that insult and felt like Albert had given so much of himself to baseball and into the community ... we didn't want to go through this again."
Pujols won three MVP honors and two World Series championships while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2001-2011.
Albert Pujols signed a 10-year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012
Albert Pujols went on to bag the largest contract in the MLB at the time when he signed a 10-year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012.
"The Los Angeles Angels announced Thursday that they are releasing Albert Pujols, an almost certain Hall of Famer who was in the final year of the 10-year, $240 million contract he signed ahead of the 2012 season." - @The Washington Post
Pujols played with the Angels until 2021 and then went on to sign a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He returned to the St. Louis Cardinals, the team with whom he started his MLB journey, in 2012. He signed a one-year, $250 million contract with the Cardinals to play in the MLB for one last season.
Pujols recently blasted the 700th home run of his MLB career, becoming only the fourth player to reach that mark, after Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
