Albert Pujols Memorabilia Buying Guide

By Sean J. O'Rourke

St. Louis Cardinals' slugger Albert Pujols is the best young player in baseball today and is setting records with each season under his belt. The 28-year-old Pujols has been on a torrid pace since debuting with the Cardinals in 2001.  Going into the 2008 season, “Prince Albert” leads all of Major League Baseball in extra base hits (593) and total bases (2,514). This ascending superstar is the youngest player to hit 250 home runs and the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 30 homeruns in each of his first seven seasons. Pujols is also the first player since the great Ted Williams to hit for 100 runs batted in in each of his first seven seasons. The Cardinals drafted Albert in the 13th round (402nd overall) in 1999 although Pujols decided to instead play one season in the Jayhawk League in Kansas instead. By the end of the summer of 1999, the Cardinals raised their bonus offered to Pujols from $10,000 to $70,000. Pujols accepted and quickly moved up through the developmental system of the Cardinals franchise, finally making his MLB debut in 2001.  Pujols reached elite superstar status in 2005 when he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player when he batted .330, hit 41 home runs and drove in 117 RBIs. The slugger turned it up coming into the early 2006 season when Pujols set a Major League Baseball record for home runs in a single month with 14 in April alone. Despite his first stint on the disabled list with an oblique strain, Pujols still delivered both at the plate and in the field. He went on to hit .331 with 49 home runs and 131 runs batted in, finishing second to Philadelphia's Ryan Howard in the National League MVP vote. Pujols did out-do Howard by winning both his first Gold Glove as well as his first World Championship in 2006 as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 10th World Series. Albert Pujols is perhaps the most feared hitter in all of baseball and is establishing a shoo-in Hall of Fame resume.

Whether you have an established baseball memorabilia collection or are watching and waiting for just the right opportunity to start investing your money and time into something, we have a great selection of certified authentic memorabilia from record-setting slugger Albert Pujols. Pujols is hands-down one of, if not the, best all-around player in Major League Baseball today. Here’s a list of our top five Albert Pujols items.

• ALBERT PUJOLS AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL: Since debuting in 2001 for the St. Louis Cardinals, slugger Albert Pujols has been an offensive monster making a Hall of Fame resume on the way. Many baseball experts proclaim Pujols to be in a class offensively with the likes of Ted Williams, Alex Rodriguez and Joe DiMaggio. Here's a chance to add a baseball hand-signed by the 2005 National League Most Valuable Player himself. This signed baseball makes an excellent centerpiece for any collection as Albert Pujols continues to have his production on the field associate him with the likes of Williams and DiMaggio.

• ALBERT PUJOLS AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY: This authentic Major League Baseball jersey is hand-signed by Prince Albert himself, 2005 National League MVP Albert Pujols. Pujols' unbelievable offensive production makes this authentic autographed jersey a perfect add-on for any sized baseball memorabilia collection. In his already remarkable young career, Pujols already has added a National League Most Valuable Player award, a Rawlings Gold Glove award and a World Series Championship in 2006 to his future Hall of Fame resume. This is a chance to own a jersey from one of the most storied franchises in sports; the St. Louis Cardinals, autographed by one of the greatest players of our generation: Albert Pujols.

• ALBERT PUJOLS AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO - 8x10": Pictured here is 2005 National League Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols playing the field for the 2006 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Best known for his amazing offensive production, he is the youngest player in Major League history to reach 250 home runs, Pujols received acknowledgment of his fine play in the field with a Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2006. This high-quality 8x10" photograph is hand-signed by Albert Pujols himself and makes a great addition to any sized sports, especially baseball, collection.

• ALBERT PUJOLS CARDINALS FRAMED 8x10 PIECE WITH BALL AND MEDALLION: This framed collectible is a great add-on for any sized baseball collection. This is an 8x10" framed collection of a high-quality photograph of St. Louis Cardinal slugger Albert Pujols, complete with an official team medallion and an actual piece of game-used baseball.  This great piece of memorabilia is limited to only 105 and is officially licensed by Major League Baseball.

• ALBERT PUJOLS 2006 WORLD SERIES BASEBALL: Nobody expected the injury-ridden St. Louis Cardinals to win it all in 2006, but behind solid pitching and the clutch hitting of reigning National League Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols, the Cardinals went on to win the 2006 World Series 4 games to 1 over the Detroit Tigers. This is a hand-signed baseball by one of the top players in all of baseball: Albert Pujols. This collectible, individually numbered by Pujols himself, is limited to 500 and makes a perfect centerpiece for any baseball fan's collection. What better way to celebrate the storied St. Louis Cardinals winning the '06 World Series than with this authentic 2006 World Series baseball autographed by one of our generation's greatest, 2005 MVP Albert Pujols.

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