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Andrew Joseph

Albert Pujols handed the ump his chain during an at-bat and MLB fans made plenty of jokes

Albert Pujols has spent 22 years in the big leagues. He doesn’t need any extra help from the umpires, but hey, it didn’t hurt to test Laz Diaz’s integrity.

OK, not actually.

During Tuesday’s game between the Cardinals and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Pujols noticed that his gold chain broke in the middle of his third-inning at-bat. Instead of causing an extended stoppage in the action and going back to the dugout, Pujols decided to simply hand the broken chain to the home plate umpire Diaz who put the jewelry in his pocket as Pujols laughed.

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