The Dodgers’ Albert Pujols Experiment Is Paying Off
The Lead
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🗓️ 25 June 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
When Albert Pujols was released by the Angels, it seemed like it might the unceremonious end to a decorated career in Major League Baseball. Then Pujols raised eyebrows by signing with the Dodgers, a team in the National League with no designated hitter slot. People around the league wondered if Pujols had any gas left in the tank, and the man with over 670 home runs to his name has proven that he's not yet out of fuel. Today, The Athletic's Molly Knight joins us to talk about Pujols' play with the Dodgers and why his biggest impact on the team might be something that has nothing to do with the power left in his bat.
Read Molly Knight's story about Albert Pujols: https://theathletic.com/2650671/2021/06/14/the-albert-pujols-signing-is-paying-off-for-dodgers-on-the-field-in-the-clubhouse-and-in-the-stands/
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| 0:46.0 | Back in May, it looked like Albert Poohol's legendary career might be coming to a close. |
| 0:59.0 | Albert Poohol's, who has over 3,000 hits and is one of the all-time home-run leaders, |
| 1:06.0 | is reportedly going to be released. |
| 1:09.0 | And when he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers just a few days later, |
| 1:12.0 | there were big questions about whether the 41-year-old former MVP could still hack it, |
| 1:17.0 | especially in a league without a designated hitter. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm not quite sure where he plays. It's kind of an intriguing thing to see how he's going to actually benefit that ball club. |
| 1:27.0 | But so far, the Dodgers Albert Poohol's experiment seems to be paying off. |
| 1:32.0 | On a one, Poohol's hits about the other way, deep to right field, redics going back, |
| 1:38.0 | at the wall, Albert Poohol's his first Dodger home run. |
| 1:45.0 | Today, the Athletics Molly Knight joins us to talk about how Poohol's has found his swing again in L.A. |
| 1:51.0 | And how he's been impacting the Dodgers both on and off the field. |
| 1:55.0 | You have somebody like Poohol's coming in, being this amazing figure that they can look up to, |
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