Albert Pujols

Widely regarded as one of the best baseball players of our time, slugger Albert Pujols started playing the game on the streets of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols has been called "The Machine," as in the hitting machine. In his first 12 seasons, Pujols hit over 30 homers each year and over 100 RBIs in 11 of the 12, but he's just as productive off the field, having started the Pujols' Family Foundation. The foundation provides money and support to children with Down syndrome, as well as needy children in his native Dominican Republic.

"Presents the athletic biography of Albert Pujols, including his career as a high school, college, and professional baseball player"--Provided by publisher.

A look at the life of the Dominican-born star hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals also discusses his personal life and his work for people with Down's syndrome.

Profiles the star hitter of the St. Louis Cardinals, chronicling the first baseman's rise in the sport from playing baseball with sticks, socks, and cardboard as a boy in the Dominican Republic to Major League Baseball success.

A powerful story of the unprecedented athletic feats and accomplishments of one of the greatest baseball players to ever live . . . and the faith that has made them possible. After only ten seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols is already one of the greatest players to have ever laced up a pair of spikes. But when adulation and glory come his way, Pujols is quick to credit another-to point people to his hero. "At the end of the day," he says, "as long as I glorify Him, and those 45,000 people know who I represent ... that's what it's about. It's about representing God." In Pujols: More Than the Game, authors Tim Ellsworth and Scott Lamb will satisfy fans who like their baseball slathered in stats and stories . . . while at the same time, shedding light on the faith that makes it all possible. "Albert Pujols has a chance to be known as the greatest player in the history of baseball. There are numerous statistical measurements to make the point, including the simple point that through age thirty he has more homers than Babe Ruth, more hits than Pete Rose, more RBIs than Hank Aaron, and more runs than Rickey Henderson did at the same age. Yes, it's okay to think about that for a moment. But Pujols' argument for greatest player ever isn't nearly as interesting or significant as the fact that there even is an argument. That's because perhaps the most amazing thing about Albert Pujols is that less than two years before he began one of the greatest rookie seasons in baseball history, he was a non-prospect." -Joe Posnanski, Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated (included in the Foreword) "Pujols is full of nuggets. Given that the action in the famous poem "Casey at the Bat" starts with "Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same," I enjoyed reading that Albert Pujols asks opposing runners at first base, "If you died today, where do you think you're going to go?" Lamb and Ellsworth lucidly describe both the season-by-season baseball exploits of Pujols and the impact he's having on some lives for eternity." -Marvin Olasky, Editor-in-chief, World

Albert Pujols is the most feared hitter in the National League. He has received the National League Rookie of the Year Award, 2003 batting title, 2005 Most Valuable Player Award, and led the St. Louis Cardinals to the 2006 World Series championship.

Explores the baseball career of Albert Pujols and his place in the rich history of Latino MLB players.