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Albert Pujols sewage a sensation of managing during nan World Baseball Classic, and it judge seems for illustration he's caught nan fever.
The St. Louis Cardinals fable could person sat beautiful aft blasting 703 location runs successful his illustrious career, but he loves nan crippled and continues to beryllium astir it.
But he wants to beryllium successful it deeper, and fixed nan caller managerial firings successful Major League Baseball, Pujols said he is waiting for nan correct opportunity.
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Manager Albert Pujols of Team Dominican Republic participates successful a believe convention for nan 2026 World Baseball Classic astatine loanDepot parkland successful Miami, Florida, connected March 12, 2026. (Gene Wang/Capture At Media/Getty Images)
"My sanction is successful nan hat," Pujols told Fox News Digital. "I mean, listen, I'm not gonna unit it. I deliberation erstwhile nan opportunity is correct -- I ne'er was nan subordinate that I forced things. I fto things travel to maine and prepared myself.
"My dada utilized to show me, power what you tin control. Don't effort to power nan things that are retired of your control. So I'm waiting for an opportunity. If it happens, great, I'll beryllium ready. If it doesn't happen, past I'm really excited and happy pinch nan profession that I have."
Pujols knows, though, that being an MLB head is simply a thankless job.
"When you win, nan squad wins. When you lose, nan head loses," he joked.
Albert Pujols watches aft hitting his 700th profession location tally during nan 4th inning against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful Los Angeles connected Sept. 23, 2022. (Ashley Landis/AP)
But different parts of managing, Pujols said, "have changed a lot," notably pinch beforehand offices expanding their opportunity successful regular lineups.
"I played successful 3 periods: '01 to '10, '10 to '20, and past '20 to '22. So, I saw everything. I person seen this crippled unusual truthful much, but I deliberation astatine nan extremity of nan day, I deliberation nan communication, whether it's pinch nan beforehand office, arsenic a manager, your connection pinch your GM is truthful important, because that's gonna transportation into nan ballplayers," he said.
If Pujols' first managerial occupation is thing for illustration his stint successful nan World Baseball Classic, he'd beryllium beautiful happy.
"Having each that talent that we had, representing our state successful nan World Baseball Classic, it wasn't astir school this feline really to play nan game. These guys were professional. They cognize really to play nan game," Pujols said. "It was much astir their responsibility, and small things that I tin thief them out, and, you know, penning that lineup, and effort to beryllium there, make decisions, and make nan champion lineup to triumph games."
Albert Pujols of nan St. Louis Cardinals gestures skyward aft hitting a solo location tally during nan 3rd inning against nan Pittsburgh Pirates astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Missouri, connected Oct. 2, 2022. (Scott Kane/Getty Images)
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The Boston Red Sox fired Alex Cora, and days later, nan Philadelphia Phillies relieved Rob Thomson of his duties. New York Mets fans person been clamoring for Carlos Mendoza to get nan axe, but he remains successful his post.
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