Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have played their final games with the Cardinals, who were eliminated by the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League wild-card series.
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols looks at the scoreboard after being replaced by a pinch-runner during the eighth inning in Game 2 of the team's NL wild-card baseball playoff series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in St. Louis. – Magic was happening on a chilly Saturday night in St. Louis, where the Cardinals were trailing the Philadelphia Phillies in a do-or-die Game 2 of their National League wild-card series, and Albert Pujols was stepping up to the plate.
Pujols did just about everything he could this season, going on a second-half tear reminiscent of his first decade-plus with the Cardinals. It energized the city in the same way that Mark McGwire's home run chase once did, and when Pujols finally eclipsed 700 career homers, all that was left was to make a deep postseason run.
Pujols maintained his typical, reserved demeanor as he stood in front of his locker for the final time after a 23-year career, one that rewarded him with two World Series rings and three MVP awards. “Just to be around the teammates, to be in this clubhouse, fighting for and winning games, I mean, that's what I'm going to miss most," he said, adding of Pujols: “I'm going to be his brother forever.”
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