Albert Pujols is chasing history in his final season with the St. Louis Cardinals as he nears 700 home runs. But this week, in particular, has felt special for the future Hall of Famer as his last road series at Wrigley Field.
One Cardinals fan will have a memory that’ll last a lifetime thanks to Pujols.
Video from after Wednesday night’s 7-1 Cubs win showed a young fan, Cooper, holding a sign for Pujols from atop the Cardinals dugout. That sign read, “Albert can we trade jerseys? Go Cardinals!!!!”
Pujols took notice of the young fan’s sign, removed his jersey and slid it to the fan from the dugout. I mean, what a moment, what a gesture.
This just happened!!!! @Cardinals #STLCardenales @katiejwoo pic.twitter.com/0PLZTxhA05
— Bobby (@BobbySTL1936) August 25, 2022
It didn’t appear that Pujols needed Cooper’s Yadier Molina jersey T-shirt, so it wasn’t an actual jersey swap. But let’s be honest: That was the best result possible for Cooper. He got a game-used Pujols jersey from his final season AND he got to keep his Molina shirt.
Thank you so much @PujolsFive Cooper was beyond excited when you gave him your jersey. He wore the jersey out of Wrigley and back to the hotel. We will be back today to cheer on @Cardinals You made a lifetime memory for our family. #Stlcards pic.twitter.com/U1Z8ULOlKs
— Bobby (@BobbySTL1936) August 25, 2022
Baseball fans loved seeing that from Pujols as well. It doesn’t get much better than that.