The 2022 season was a historic one for Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. The 42-year-old experienced a stunning resurgence in the second-half of the year and went on to become the fourth player ever to hit 700 career home runs.
However, Pujols revealed that he almost didn’t give himself an opportunity to reach the monumental milestone.
In an interview with MLB.com published Thursday night, Pujols said that he considered an early retirement in June after a particularly rough start to the season. The 11-time All-Star struggled mightily at the plate to begin the year and was slashing .198/.294/.336 with just four home runs at the time when he thought about leaving baseball for good.
