what team did albert pujols play for?
Scottsdale Scorpions Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim St. Louis Cardinals
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 Pujols played baseball at Fort Osage High School in Independence and was named an All @-@ State athlete twice . As a senior , he was walked 55 times in protest because opposing coaches believed he was older than 18 , but he still hit eight home runs in 33 at bats . One of his home runs travelled 450 feet . After graduating from high school a semester early in December 1998 , he was given a baseball scholarship to Maple Woods Community College . Pujols hit a grand slam and turned an unassisted triple play in the first game of his only college season . Playing shortstop , he batted .461 with 22 home runs as a freshman before deciding to enter the Major League Baseball ( MLB ) draft . 

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 The continuing lockout in October and the canceled preseason allowed Renaldo Balkman , José Juan Barea and Carlos Arroyo to play for Puerto Rico in the Pan American Games that month . Puerto Rico won the gold medal . 

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 In 2008 , Pujols teamed up with St. Louis Soccer United , a group looking to bring a Major League Soccer ( MLS ) franchise to the St. Louis area . However , the group 's bid for a franchise was unsuccessful , and a minor league soccer team was created instead . 

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 Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States in 1996 . After one season of college baseball , he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB draft . As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001 , he was unanimously voted the NL Rookie of the Year . Pujols played for the Cardinals for 11 seasons , contributing to two World Series championships in 2006 and 2011 . After the 2011 season , Pujols became a free agent and later signed a 10 @-@ year contract with the Angels . 

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 José Alberto Pujols Alcántara ( born January 16 , 1980 ) , better known as Albert Pujols ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈalβert puˈxols ] ) , is a Dominican American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals , where he received three National League ( NL ) MVP awards ( 2005 , 2008 , 2009 ) and was a nine @-@ time MLB All @-@ Star ( 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 ) . He was also an All @-@ Star with the Angels in 2015 . 
