After his wife claimed on Instagram that this is his last season, he left the door open to return.
Yeah, right. He's been shit for the past 4 years, and the rumors are that he's 44, not 41. This spawned from a comment he made in April 2018, talking about how getting a hit off of Octavio Dotel "28 years ago, at age 12, almost 13". Pujols was supposedly born in January 1980. The "28 years ago" he was referring to was likely late 1989 or early 1990, which would have made him born in January 1977, not January 1980.
Also note that Dotel was born in November 1973, and almost surely wouldn't have been pitching against a 10-year-old back when he was 16, even in the Dominican.
This would explain Pujols falling off a good deal in 2012 right after signing with the Angels, because he'd have been 35, not 32. And it would explain why he's been shit since 2017, when he would have turned 40, not 37.
That would also make him 44 now, meaning he's highly unlikely to return to baseball in 2022, especially after promising his wife otherwise.
https://www.mlb.com/news/albert-pujo...tirement-plans
Angles are so bad at long term free agent contracts.