The St. Louis Cardinals have been out of action for the last few weeks, but their former first baseman and future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is in the dugout and starting what should be a successful next chapter in his career – managing.
Pujols took a job as the Leones del Escogido manager in the Dominican Winter League, and he led the club to a 3-2 walk-off victory on Wednesday over the Tigres del Licey.
Pujols has made it clear that he would like to manage at the big league level one day, and he is getting his feet wet this winter by managing the team he grew up loving while living in the Dominican Republic. My friend Bernie Miklasz has shared a few different times on his YouTube channel as well as the podcast I am a part of (Dealin’ the Cards) that Pujols has told the Cardinals he would like to work for them someday, and I am now also convinced that one day he will become the club’s manager…