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On Tuesday, the MLB All-Star Game took place at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
It was the first All-Star Game in Seattle since all the way back in 2001.
Back then, a certain St. Louis Cardinals star was making his first All-Star appearance.
The star in question was Albert Pujols, who retired at the end of last season.
22 years after his first All-Star Game, Pujols made his return to Seattle for more All-Star festivities and got a chance to experience a full-circle moment.
This time, the three-time MVP returned to Seattle as an MLB Network analyst.
On Twitter, MLB Network took note of this momentous occasion.
22 years ago, our guy @PujolsFive played in his first #AllStarGame right here in Seattle.
This week marked Albert’s first time on the MLB Tonight desk for the Midsummer Classic pic.twitter.com/DZSnfl1Ire
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 12, 2023
Pujols was just a 21-year-old rookie when he first appeared in an All-Star Game.
In fact, he was actually playing at the hot corner as opposed to first base, where he wouldn’t play full-time until 2004.
But a lot of time has passed since “The Machine” was a rookie.
Pujols would appear on the NL All-Star roster nine more times before his initial departure from St. Louis.
He made the American League roster in 2015 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.
Pujols was added to the National League roster last season as a special addition, joining his Cardinals teammates in Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Helsley, and Miles Mikolas.
But this time, the Cardinals legend was there to cover the game as an analyst and provide his expert analysis on baseball.
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