Albert Pujols returns to St. Louis for one last season with the Cardinals [View all]
After more than 10 years away, Albert Pujols is back in St. Louis in his No. 5 uniform. He made his 22nd opening day start as the Cardinals took on the Pirates. The Cardinals won 9-0.
His return to the Cardinals was announced just as spring training in Florida was ending. He comes back as a designated hitter — a position new to the National League this year.
The homecoming made for an especially joyous event for fans, whose enthusiastic response showed that any hard feelings from Pujols' 2011 departure from the team is water under the bridge at this point.
When Pujols joined the team in 2001, he immediately made an impact, says Derrick Goold, the lead Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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