Albert Pujols

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Currently a first baseman, Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseballand the most feared hitter in baseball, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers in 2008.

He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001 and has since been selected as an All-Star nine times, has won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times, has twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has a World Series ring from the Cardinals 2006 title.

At the end of the 2010 season, he led all active players in batting average (.331),

slugging percentage (.624), and on-base percentage (.426), and ranks among the top 50 leading home run hitters in Major League Baseball history.He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–2009.He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), bats and throws right-handed.

Pujols and the Cardinals set a deadline for the start of Spring Training for contract extension negotiations. Negotiations were suspended without an agreement.On April 15, he had his 40th multi-HR game in Los Angeles. Lance Berkman also enjoyed a 2-HR game in a 11-2 win that featured 19 hits, and 4 doubles; 3 of them by Colby Rasmus.

He arguably had the worst month of his entire career in Mar/Apr, hitting only .245 with a .305 OBP, and .453 SLG. He did hit 7 home runs and 18 RBIs, but also had a league-leading 9 grounded into double plays.

On June 4, he enjoyed his 41st career multi-HR game, and his 49th and 50th HRs against the Cubs, beating them in the 12th inning (5-4) with that 50th, and his fourth RBI of the game.

On June 4–5, he had consecutive walk-off home runs in extra-innings, becoming only the third player to do that since 1950. They also were his 6th and 7th extra-inning walk-off home runs [9th and 10th total] in his career, ranking #2 behind Frank Robinson and Jim Thome who have eight, since 1950, tying Mickey Mantle.On June 5, he hit his 13th HR of 2011, fourth in the past three games, to win the game against the Cubs at Busch Stadium in the 10th inning, giving the Cardinals a sweep of the three games. After the game, manager Tony La Russa reported his autographing a picture of himself with Pujols after the 2001 playoff season ended (Pujols' first season in the majors), inscribing it, "To Albert, The best player I've ever managed."For the week of May 30-June 5, he was named NL Player of the Week for the first time since June 15–21, in 2009, hitting .444 (12-for-27), with five HR's, 10 RBIs, and a 1.620 OPS. His 12 hits and five walks led the NL, while his 1.074 slugging percentage, 29 total bases, and 11 runs scored led the major leagues.

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Mike Hampton

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Michael William Hampton (born September 9, 1972 in Brooksville, Florida) is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Hampton is well-known for being one of the best active hitting pitchers, as well as for his large contract and frequent injuries.

Hampton became a starter for Houston in 1995, and kept his ERA under 4.00 for every season he was with the Astros. In 1999, Hampton had his best year. He broke through with a 22–4 record, best in the National League, and a 2.90 ERA. He picked up his first of five Silver Slugger Awards and narrowly finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting to Randy Johnson.

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Hampton began a rehab assignment on November 22, 2007 for Navojoa of the Mexican Winter League. In the first inning, he attempted to make a play on a comebacker and left during warmups before the second inning, feeling discomfort in his hamstring. The rest of his rehab was left in doubt

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Awards and Accomplishments

* 2-time All-Star (1999, 2001)
* National League Championship Series MVP (2000)
* Led NL in winning percentage (.8462, 1999)
* Became the first pitcher ever to win the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger awards in the same season (2003). The Gold Glove also snapped then-Atlanta teammate Greg Maddux's streak of 13 consecutive Gold Gloves. Hampton was the only National League pitcher other than Maddux to win a Gold Glove during Maddux's career from 1989 and onward.
* Hampton holds the record for most Silver Slugger awards for a pitcher, with five.

Albert Pujols

José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols , is a Dominican professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Currently a first baseman, Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseballand the most feared hitter in baseball, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers in 2008.

He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001 and has since been selected as an All-Star nine times, has won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times, has twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has a World Series ring from the Cardinals 2006 title.

At the end of the 2010 season, he led all active players in batting average (.331),

slugging percentage (.624), and on-base percentage (.426), and ranks among the top 50 leading home run hitters in Major League Baseball history.He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–2009.He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), bats and throws right-handed.

Pujols and the Cardinals set a deadline for the start of Spring Training for contract extension negotiations. Negotiations were suspended without an agreement.On April 15, he had his 40th multi-HR game in Los Angeles. Lance Berkman also enjoyed a 2-HR game in a 11-2 win that featured 19 hits, and 4 doubles; 3 of them by Colby Rasmus.

He arguably had the worst month of his entire career in Mar/Apr, hitting only .245 with a .305 OBP, and .453 SLG. He did hit 7 home runs and 18 RBIs, but also had a league-leading 9 grounded into double plays.

On June 4, he enjoyed his 41st career multi-HR game, and his 49th and 50th HRs against the Cubs, beating them in the 12th inning (5-4) with that 50th, and his fourth RBI of the game.

On June 4–5, he had consecutive walk-off home runs in extra-innings, becoming only the third player to do that since 1950. They also were his 6th and 7th extra-inning walk-off home runs [9th and 10th total] in his career, ranking #2 behind Frank Robinson and Jim Thome who have eight, since 1950, tying Mickey Mantle.

On June 5, he hit his 13th HR of 2011, fourth in the past three games, to win the game against the Cubs at Busch Stadium in the 10th inning, giving the Cardinals a sweep of the three games. After the game, manager Tony La Russa reported his autographing a picture of himself with Pujols after the 2001 playoff season ended (Pujols' first season in the majors), inscribing it, "To Albert, The best player I've ever managed."For the week of May 30-June 5, he was named NL Player of the Week for the first time since June 15–21, in 2009, hitting .444 (12-for-27), with five HR's, 10 RBIs, and a 1.620 OPS. His 12 hits and five walks led the NL, while his 1.074 slugging percentage, 29 total bases, and 11 runs scored led the major leagues.

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Robinson Cano

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Canó and the second or maternal family name is Mercedes.

Robinson José Canó Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈno]; born October 22, 1982) is a Dominican baseball player who currently plays as a second baseman for the New York Yankees.

His father, José Canó, signed with the Houston Astros in 1980, and pitched in six games for the Astros in 1989. Robinson was named after baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

Canó grew up in the Dominican Republic though he lived in New Jersey for three years. He spent seventh, eighth and ninth grades in the Newark school system, attending Barringer High School for one year.

When his family moved back to the Dominican Republic, Canó attended San Pedro Apostol High School in San Pedro de Macoris, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.In the Dominican Winter Baseball League he plays for his hometown team Estrellas Orientales.

After graduating high school, Canó was signed by the Yankees in 2001 as an amateur free agent and began playing in their minor league system. He was viewed as a top prospect during his time in the minor leagues.

He was one of five prospects offered to the Texas Rangers to complete the Yankees' acquisition of Alex Rodriguez in 2004.

The Rangers selected Joaquín Árias instead. Canó was nearly traded two other times by the Yankees in its attempts to obtain Carlos Beltrán from the Kansas City Royals, which was never realized, and Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Even though the later deal was made, Canó was not part of it because he was rejected by the Diamondbacks. As a child he was often given the nickname the "beastly geek" for his prowess in the school and the field.