Albert Pujols News

I still remember the silence. It was October 2005, Game 5 of the NLCS between the Cardinals and Astros, and I was standing in the back of the press box at Minute Maid Park in Houston, shoulder-to-shoulder with ...

The joy of playoff baseball in October took a blow Tuesday as one of the game's enduring figures died from injuries he sustained in a car crash in Pinellas Park.

Starter CC Sabathia has defined the word "clutch" for the Brewers down the stretch, so it's only fitting that the southpaw has been named a nominee for the MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award.

Posted Sep 30, 2008 @ 10:31 PM Last update Oct 01, 2008 @ 07:25 AM Beware, Chicago Cubs.

There was no denying Albert Pujols' pure performance this year. He finished second in the race for the National League batting title, set new personal highs in on-base percentage and walks, ripped 81 extra-base ...

One day into the postseason, let's take one last look back at the regular season.

For those sitting on the fence regarding Albert Pujols' Most Valuable Player candidacy, the Cardinals' first baseman gave them a little something more to look at in Thursday's 12-3 win over Arizona.

Ryan Howard is my pick for National League Most Valuable Player, but Albert Pujols is my choice for first baseman on the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Team.

LOUIS -- Albert Pujols reached the 100-walk plateau for the first time in his career on Tuesday.

It's possible that Albert Pujols' chances at a second National League Most Valuable Player Award are fading as his team sees its playoff chances slip away.

Published September 27, 2008 at 4:27 p.m. ST. LOUIS _ Tony La Russa intends to bat his pitcher eighth again next season, an unorthodox strategy that the St.

Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis rounds the bases after a first inning homerun against the Yankees Friday night in Boston.

Troy Glaus drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Albert Pujols homered and had three hits to run his streak to seven straight hits over three games in the St.

Albert Pujols homered and drove in four runs as St. Louis routed Arizona, 12-3, and eliminated the Diamondbacks from playoff contention.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been eliminated from the NL West, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3. Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs and Joel Pineiro worked seven sharp innings to lead the Cardinals to Thursday's victory.

St. Louis took the last three games of a four-game set, leaving the Diamondbacks 4 1/2 games behind the Dodgers heading into the final weekend and also knocking them a game below .500 at 79-80. St. Louis, which had dropped 10 of 12 after losing the series opener, was eliminated earlier in the week.

When the Cardinals meet the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in the third game of a four-game series at Busch Stadium, they will have a lineup in which the nine starting players have hit a total of 19 home runs as ...

If there's one thing Albert Pujols does not do on a baseball field, it's surprise people.

And Pujols is butt one slashing tater behind George Brett. Ouch. As amazing as that kind of high-level consistency is, it doesn't pop.

ST. LOUIS : Brandon Webb got the best of Albert Pujols in the game's biggest at-bat, Stephen Drew made history and the Arizona Diamondbacks crept closer in the NL West.

Voting members of the Baseball Writers of America must forward their ballots for MVP, Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year by midnight next Sunday.