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José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (also known as Albert Pujols) is a star baseball player from the Dominican Republic.

Early life

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Pujols was born on January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

When he was 16, Pujols's family moved to Missouri.

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He learned English at Fort Osage High School and later studied to be an American citizen.

Baseball career

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He went to Maple Woods Community College and posted a .461 on-base average (which means he got on base 461 times out of every 1,000 at-bats).

At age 19, Pujols was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a very low draft pick (402nd in the 13th round of the draft).

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He played his first season with one of the Cardinals' minor league teams, the Peoria Chiefs.

After one full season with the Chiefs, Pujols got onto the Cardinals' roster after a teammate got injured. Later two of the Cardinals' best players also got injured, and Pujo