Albert Pujols首次重回紅雀主場 - 美國職棒

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Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina hugging at home added a beautiful chapter


to their long friendship


The world was a different place on June 3, 2004. Barack Obama was merely some

state senator from Illinois. The biggest movie to debut that weekend was

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." (The books were years from

concluding.) The Red Sox, Cubs and White Sox were still in the middle of

long championship droughts. And Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols played

together on the Cardinals for the first time.



Pujols was already a star, having finished runner-up for National League

MVP in the previous two seasons, whereas Molina was simply the third of

his brothers to catch in the Majors. The youngest Molina's career surpassed

them both, and thanks in no small part to the feats of Pujols and Molina,

the Cardinals excelled.


No NL team was more successful than St. Louis, as the team captured three

pennants and a pair of World Series rings -- first in 2006 ...


Pujols thus passed the mantle as the unofficial captain of the Cardinals

onto Molina, who has remained their rock behind the plate.


It took until Friday night for Pujols to return to Busch Stadium for a game

with his new team, the Angels, but the duo's friendship never waned. This

fact was readily apparent as the two embraced in the lower hallways of the

ballpark before the game.


When the moment arrived at last for Pujols to take his first at-bat in

St. Louis as a visitor, the Cardinals made sure that their former star got

his due from the fans. That included Molina coming out from behind home

plate as Pujols approached the batter's box.


Pujols thanked his old pal with a huge hug.


Molina has often referred to Pujols as his "big brother" in the past. Those

bonds are as tight as ever.


It's reunions like this that help capture the human emotions behind baseball.

Both a city and a team come together to embrace an old friend. Whether it's

Ken Griffey Jr. coming back to Seattle or Mike Piazza homering again at

Shea Stadium as a Padre, it's always special.

Pujols' return to St. Louis was no different, and Yadi made it even better.



39歲老將Albert Pujols，自上次2011年世界大賽之後因天使與紅雀三連戰的緣故

他首次回到紅雀主場


Albert Pujols在一局上兩出局時，首次上場打擊，在場的球迷給他最大歡呼，

同時Albert Pujols也給昔日的老戰友Yadier Molina一個大大的擁抱



Albert Pujols與Yadier Molina的情誼始於2004年，當時的Albert Pujols已經是紅雀

知名球星，兩人在紅雀隊八年時間幫球隊拿下兩座冠軍


雖然Albert Pujols已經離開紅雀一段時間，但是他與Yadier Molina的兄弟關係還是不變


這三場比賽也許是Albert Pujols最後一次以球員的身分在紅雀主場比賽，因此，


Albert Pujols在賽前吸引不少當地球迷來找他簽名。




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