{"id":1138,"date":"2011-07-30T00:30:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T04:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2011-12-31T01:29:36","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T06:29:36","slug":"albert-pujols-registers-2000th-hit-in-cardinals-win-over-the-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/07\/albert-pujols-registers-2000th-hit-in-cardinals-win-over-the-cubs.html","title":{"rendered":"Albert Pujols registers 2,000th hit in Cardinals win over the Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Click &#8220;Like&#8221; to share this with your friends!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1139\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/files\/2011\/07\/AlbertPujols_mug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1139\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/256\/2011\/07\/AlbertPujols_mug-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Pujols (Photo by Tony Firriolo\/MLB Photos via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>St. Louis Cardinals first baseman hit another career milestone tonight when he tallied his 2,000th career hit in a <a href=\"http:\/\/stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com\/mlb\/gameday\/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_29_chnmlb_slnmlb_1&amp;mode=recap&amp;c_id=stl\" target=\"_blank\">9-2 victory<\/a> against N.L. Central division rival Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>Pujols already has over 1,200 career RBI&#8217;s and over 430 home runs.<\/p>\n<p>I once had a chance to talk to Pujols while working on the FCA book <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Excellence-Sports-Fellowship-Christian-Athletes\/dp\/B003TO6FD0\" target=\"_blank\">Excellence<\/a>. <\/em>In that conversation, Pujols talked candidly about his strong Christian faith and his commitment to serving the needs of others through his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pujolsfamilyfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pujols Family Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve been saved for over 10 years and I\u2019ve seen how Christ has changed my life, how God has worked in my life and in my family,&#8221; Pujols said. &#8220;Now, through Christ, He has shown me that it\u2019s not about Albert Pujols. It\u2019s about Him. It\u2019s about helping others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click &#8220;Like&#8221; to share this with your friends! St. Louis Cardinals first baseman hit another career milestone tonight when he tallied his 2,000th career hit in a 9-2 victory against N.L. Central division rival Chicago Cubs. Pujols already has over 1,200 career RBI&#8217;s and over 430 home runs. 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