Future baseball Hall of Famer Albert Pujols, seen as he watches the flight of a June 2011 home run for the St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, has signed a 1-year contract to return to the team for the 2022 season. Expected to serve almost exclusively as the club’s designated hitter against left-handed pitchers and as a late-inning pinch-hitter, Pujols, a free agent after finishing last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, enters the new season fifth on Major League Baseball’s all-time home runs list with 679. (FILE PHOTO)
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Albert Pujols is returning to St. Louis after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Cardinals, according to published reports. The…
