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Albert Pujols will always be a Cardinal first and Angel second
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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols joins 700 club with two-homer day - ESPN
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Cardinals Sign Albert Pujols - MLB Trade Rumors
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Pujols hits No. 703, moves past Ruth for 2nd in RBIs
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Pujols hits 2 HRs to reach 700, Cardinals rout Dodgers 11-0
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Five wants back': How a 48-hour stretch of calls, texts and FaceTimes brought Albert Pujols home to St. Louis - The Athletic
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Hold on a second, Houston
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Pujols still plans to retire despite recent surge, not chasing 700 HRs
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Pujols, Cards rally to win
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Five wants back': How a 48-hour stretch of calls, texts and FaceTimes brought Albert Pujols home to St. Louis - The Athletic
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