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Dontrelle Willis says Albert Pujols once took him to dinner after homering off him
Albert Pujols has been among baseball's best for nearly 20 years, and on the anniversary of his Major League debut, Dontrelle Willis shared a funny story about the legend.  Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dontrelle Willis says Albert Pujols once took him to dinner after homering off him

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert  |  Last updated 4/2/20

The anniversary of Albert Pujols’ MLB debut provided a great opportunity for Dontrelle Willis to tell his phenomenal story about The Machine.

Thursday marked 19 years since Pujols’ first big-league game, and the official MLB Instagram account honored him with a tribute post.

Willis, the ex-All-Star pitcher, then left the most-liked comment on the post by writing about the time that Pujols “took me deep twice and then took me to dinner smh.”

Rest assured, Willis’ story checks out. Per Baseball Reference, Pujols indeed homered off Willis twice on June 29, 2010, when his St. Louis Cardinals were hosting Willis’ Arizona Diamondbacks, an eventual 8-0 win for the Cards. Pujols led the National League in dingers that season with 42 of them.

For the three-time MVP Pujols, that is a level of ruthlessness that we have not seen since Prince served pancakes to Charlie Murphy.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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