The Dominican-American baseball player Albert Pujols has a staggering net worth of $170 million.

Pujols was born on January 16, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, he was raised by his grandmother, uncle, and aunts.

In 1996, he moved to the United States with his father and grandmother. After migrating to the USA, he started playing baseball at Fort Osage High School.

After his debut in MLB, he is widely considered one of the best hitters and consistent players in the league.

While playing in MLB, he has been named MVP three times at National League, ten times All-Star, and won two world series rings.

Till now, he has played for St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angles. Interestingly, he is playing at the professional level at the age of 40.

As of %%currentyear%%, Albert Pujols has an estimated net worth of $170 million.

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Quick Facts| Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols’s Net Worth And Income

The Dominican baseball player  Albert Pujols has a colossal net worth of $170 million. He made most of his finances from his professional baseball career.

Besides, he has done various endorsement deals with many brands that have helped bolster his net worth.

Initially, he signed for St. Louis Cardinals for a $60,000 signing bonus in 1999.

At the peak of his career at the Cardinals, he earned an estimated salary of $14.5 million. Later, he signed a seven-year contract extension with the Cardinals worth $100 million.

After the contract extension, he used to earn $28 million as base salary from the Cardinals.

Further, In 2011, he signed a ten-year contract with a new team, Los Angeles Angels, worth $254 million.

Interestingly, Albert’s deal with Los Angeles Angels was only the third contract in MLB history to crack over $200 million.

Pujols contracts stand second only to Alex Rodriguez’s mega-contract worth $275 million for the time being.

Between 2017-17, he amassed an estimated amount of $30 million as salary and endorsements, though most of the money came from salary.

At the prime of his career, he earned around $7 million from the endorsement deals.

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Albert Pujols’s Cars, Houses, and Watches

Cars

He owns a fleet of cars in his collection, and the car ranges from SUVs to Supersport cars.

Meanwhile, Albert owns a Lamborghini Murcielago that costs around $338,000. This car has 6-L Gas V12 powerful engine that can produce 631 horsepower.

Likewise, the car is super speedy and can accelerate up to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. This car can hit a maximum speed of 213 mph.

While talking about the specs of this car, the exterior of the car boasts front and rear aluminum wheels, tinted glass, fog lights, Bi-xenon beam headlights, fixed rear window, and vertically opening switchable doors.

In addition, for entertainment, the car has Kenwood AM/PM audio system, MP3 playback, touch screen monitor, USB interface, and Bluetooth.

Moreover, he owns a Bentley Continental Flying Spur that costs around $214,600. The car has a 6L W12 powerful engine that produces 626 horsepower.

The car can accelerate up to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.

Further, he owns Ford F 150 Phantom and Cadillac Escalade worth $33,000 and $26,000.

Houses

Alberts Pujols has purchased a mansion in Irvine, CA, in 2012 worth $5.5 million. The house spans over an area of 9,200 square feet.

Further, the Spanish colonial-style house entrance has a courtyard with a fountain and a rotunda entry with a winding staircase.

Moreover, the beautiful mansion boasts a center island kitchen, formal living room, five bedrooms, six bathrooms, six bathrooms, and one-half bathroom.

Later, in 2016, he listed this property on sale for $7.75 million.

Also, Albert owns a house in Wildwood, Missouri, worth $2 million. The two-story French-style home spans over 2.45 acres of area.

Moreover, the beautiful house boasts five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, a library, a four-car garage, an exercise room, and a theater room.

Watches

Very little information is available regarding the watch owned by Pujols. Though, he got a specially designed watch for his stellar 2008 season.

The southern-based reactor had designed a special diamond nucleus watch made up of 2.25 carats of VS1 diamonds on the bezel.

The estimated price of the watch is around $40,000.

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Albert Pujols| Lifestyle & Vacations

Lifestyle

Despite being a big star, Albert likes to keep his personal life and lifestyle private.

He is a very down-to-earth personality and likes to keep things very simple. Moreover, he follows a very disciplined life and mainly focuses on eating a healthy diet and workouts.

Hence, at the age of 40, he is still playing at the highest level that shows complete determination and hard work.

Vacations

As mentioned earlier, he likes to keep his personal life private hence no information is found for vacations.

Albert Pujols| Charity

He started The Pujols Family Foundation in 2005. Meanwhile, the foundation helps children with down syndrome.

Basically, his elder daughter had down syndrome that has inspired him to start the foundation.

Further, the foundation mostly helps the families in the Dominican Republic by providing money for housing programs.

Besides his charity, he helps in many other charitable causes. He has signed baseballs for children with special needs.

Moreover, he has publicly supported the store Toys ‘R’ Us that provides children with special needs, and helps children and adults live a healthier lifestyle.

Albert Pujols Media, Endorsement, Investments, and Book Publications

Media

Albert has appeared in many television shows, documentaries, and movies. Meanwhile, he has made significant appearances in television series as an actor and guest.

He has appeared in the following TV series MLB on FOX, Today, Larry King Now, Saint George, Paula’s Best Dishes, Baseball Tonight, The Dennissance, Praise, and many more.

Likewise, he has appeared in documentaries, and the documentaries are 60 Minutes, Faith Rewarded.

Meanwhile, he worked in the movie Knuckleball in 2012 and MLB Superstars Show You Their Game in 2005.

Endorsements

Albert Pujols has done various endorsement deals with many brands like Nike, Beats By Dre, Go Rentals, Marucci Sports, and Not Of This World.

In 2007, he signed a deal with sportswear brand Nike worth $3 million to endorse shoes, batting gloves, wristbands, eyewear, and apparel.

Recently, in 2019, he amassed $700,000 for endorsing Nike.

Above all, he made around $7 million money from the endorsement deal during the prime of his career.

Investments

Albert has invested in many ventures that have helped him to bolster his net worth.

Meanwhile, in 2006, Pujols and his family invested in a restaurant, Pujols 5 Westport Grill, in Westport Plaza of Maryland Heights, Missouri.

Later, he changed the name of the restaurant to St. Louis Hall of Fame Grill.

Likewise, in 2008, he teamed up with St. Louis Soccer United to bring the Major Soccer League(MLS) franchise to the St. Louis area. However, they were unable to accomplish the bid.

Book Publications

Various biography has been published on Albert Pujols. ‘Pujols: More Than the Game‘ by Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth cost around $16.

The book highlights the rise of a player from Missouri to Los Angeles. Further, it inspires the people to live the dream to reach the highest level.

Albert Pujols| Career

He had started his professional career with St.Louis Cardinals when he got selected in the 1999 MLB drafts.

Though for the first year with the Cardinals, he played in the Cardinals minor league.

But in 2001, he moved to Cardinal’s major league team, and his season ended with 37 home runs. Further, he was named National League Rookie of the year.

Likewise, in 2002, he finished the season on high and got featured in the top ten in batting statistics in NL. Interestingly, he became the first player in the major league to amass .300 with at least  30 runs.

Because of his brilliant performance, the team had advanced into the 2002 NL championship series but lost to San Francisco Giants.

Despite a defeat against San Francisco Giants, he was voted as the second for league’s MVP.

In 2003, he was included in All-Star Game but failed to win the League’s MVP, only being voted second for the successive season.

The following year, he signed a seven-year contract extension with the Cardinals, performed brilliantly for the team, and led his team to the first-ever world series since 1987.

Pujols again finished second in the league’s MVP voting in 2005 but won the NL GoldGlove award as his team has reached the playoffs for straight three seasons.

Meanwhile, in 2012, he signed a ten-year contract with Los Angeles Angles and started his career below par in the new club.

However, he failed to achieve the same success with Los Angeles Angels as he had achieved with the Cardinals.

Further, he continued to play with Los Angeles Angles, and at the beginning of 2020, at the age of 40, he became the oldest player to feature in MLB.

3 Facts| Albert Pujols

• Pujols is the first player ever to collect at least 500 doubles in his first 12 seasons.
• Albert won his first World Series in 2006 when St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers.
• He scored a perfect 100 on his citizenship test in 2007. However, a survey in 2012 showed that only 65 percent of native-born Americans could score that high.

FAQs| Albert Pujols

How much is left on the Albert Pujols contract?

He has signed a ten-year contract with Los Angeles Angels in 2012. As per contracts, 128 days are left on his contract with the LA Angels.

Why is Albert Pujols want to leave Los Angeles Angels?

As he has spent 10 years with LA Angels and currently does not want him to start the game anymore, Pujols doesn’t want to be a bench player. So, he wants to leave the club.

How much will Doggers pay Pujols?

He is going to receive $573,000 from the Doggers. Further, he will be wearing 55 no—shirts for the Doggers.

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