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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s been speculated that Albert Pujols could manage in the MLB \u2014 but some people in the game believe he should already have a gig in the big leagues.<\/p>\n
Pujols, who is the Dominican Republic\u2019s skipper in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, was in the mix for multiple MLB managing jobs this offseason, but they ultimately fell through.<\/p>\n
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Given Pujols\u2019 stellar playing career, questions have arisen if he could translate that greatness to the managerial level.<\/p>\n
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Dominican Republic manager Albert Pujols watches from the dugout during the sixth inning of their win over the Netherlands at loanDepot Park. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Longtime skipper Dusty Baker said he thinks that the transition would be easy for the 11-time All-Star.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be someday. He should be managing right now,\u201d Baker, who managed Nicaragua in the WBC, told The Athletic<\/a> this week. \u201cThere are a lot of guys that are managing that don\u2019t have the experience on the field of Albert Pujols. I didn\u2019t have much experience either. I coached for a while, and then I had experience in the fall league.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of guys in the game that don\u2019t have the experience that Albert Pujols has, that don\u2019t have the knowledge that Albert Pujols has or don\u2019t have the respect from the players.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Juan Soto, who is playing under Pujols during this year\u2019s tournament, told reporters that the former first baseman is a pleasure to have in the clubhouse, saying that he \u201cunderstands how we feel.\u201d<\/p>\n Dominican Republic pitcher Abner Uribe is taken out of the game by manager Albert Pujols during the ninth inning of their win against Venezuela at loanDepot Park. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s truly incredible having a legend like Albert in the clubhouse, leading every single one of us as our manager,\u201d Juan Soto\u00a0told reporters in Spanish, according to ESPN<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s been in our shoes and truly understands how we feel, how the pieces move on the field, every swing we take, every decision we make.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s right there with us through it all, and that makes it something truly special and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n During the offseason, Pujols was in talks about managerial openings with the Angels<\/a> \u2014 whom he spent 10 seasons playing for \u2014 along with the Padres and Orioles<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dominican Republic manager Albert Pujols walks on the field during the third inning of their win over the Netherlands on March 8, 2026, in Miami. AP<\/p>\n The WBC bracket after the first quarterfinal round games. New York Post<\/p>\n Each team went in a different direction, however, and Pujols admits that he still doesn\u2019t \u201cknow everything\u201d when it comes to managing a club.<\/p>\n \u201cI had managers such as Tony La Russa, Dave Roberts, Joe Maddon, Oli Marmol, Hall of Famers,\u201d Pujols said, according to The Athletic. \u201cYou learn a lot from them. \u2026 This is something that I have been developing, and I have the chance to go to the stadium and learn something new every day.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think that, just because I have been here for 23 years, I know everything. Every time I come to the stadium, I have this open mindset to learn, and I will learn with every play and go back to the hotel thinking, \u2018Well, I could have done this a different way.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been speculated that Albert Pujols could manage in the MLB \u2014 but some people in the game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1110,7268,5,1888,14843,134,5885,8887,778,4,2100],"class_list":["post-623185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-abner-uribe","tag-albert-pujols","tag-baseball","tag-dominican-republic","tag-dusty-baker","tag-juan-soto","tag-loandepot-park","tag-manager","tag-miami","tag-mlb","tag-sixth-inning"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116226589311847786","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Dominican](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cecc2b4adb55b4e1069032a62c4b1052.jpeg\"\/)
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