Pujols named special assistant to Commissioner

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”sort”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”wealthy”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”Pujols stated: “I couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter of my career. Commissioner Manfred and I share the same passion for growing the game in the Dominican Republic and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together. I’m also grateful for the opportunity to join the MLB Network family. I’ve been a huge fan since the very beginning and can’t wait to get started.”nnThe 2022 season was the ultimate 12 months of the three-time National League Most Valuable Player’s prolific 22-year Major League profession, which included 11 All-Star choices throughout a complete of 12 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, 10 years with the Los Angeles Angels, and a season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. With his memorable closing to ’22, the two-time World Series Champion vaulted to fourth in MLB historical past with 703 residence runs, probably the most all-time by a participant who was born exterior of the United States. “The Machine” is ninth on the all-time hits checklist with 3,384. He performed for the DR’s nationwide workforce within the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006. Pujols, the 2008 recipient of MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on and off the sphere, earned ESPN’s 2022 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for his charitable work, notably by way of the Pujols Family Foundation.nnPujols joins a bunch of former gamers who’re working in varied capacities for Major League Baseball. The group contains Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., who serves as Senior Advisor to the Commissioner; Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., who serves as Senior Advisor on youth packages; Special Assistants to the Commissioner CC Sabathia and Hall of Famer Joe Torre; Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations Raul Ibañez, Vice President for On-Field Strategy Joe Martinez, Gregor Blanco, Rajai Davis, Adam Jones, Dan Otero and Bo Porter of MLB’s Baseball Operations Department; and Billy Bean, who’s presently Senior Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.nnPujols will make his MLB Network debut on _MLB Central_ on Tuesday, June 6^th at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and on the Emmy Award-winning _MLB Tonight_ on Wednesday, June 7^th at 10:00 p.m. (ET). Pujols may also contribute to MLB Network’s Friday, June 23^rd on-site protection of MLB’s London Series, that includes the Cardinals assembly the Chicago Cubs.”,”sort”:”textual content”}],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:””,”abstract”:”Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday that Major League Baseball has named Albert Pujols as special assistant to the Commissioner. Pujols will consult with MLB on a range of topics, including player relations and issues regarding his home country, the Dominican Republic. As part of his role, Pujols will also serve”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb”,”title”:”MLB”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-405395″,”title”:”Albert Pujols”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:405395″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-138″,”title”:”St. Louis Cardinals”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:138″},”type”:”team”}],”sort”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/emv4uj5g5fcekws8ybzo”,”title”:”Albert Pujols named particular assistant to Commissioner”}},”Team:138″:{“__typename”:”Team”,”id”:138},”Person:405395″:{“__typename”:”Person”,”id”:405395}}}
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