Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States: Sammy Sosa, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Mary Joe Fernández, Junot Díaz, Danny ... Polanco, Providencia Paredes, Rhina Espaillat

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Sammy Sosa, Albert Pujols, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Mary Joe Fernández, Junot Díaz, Danny Almonte, Plácido Polanco, Providencia Paredes, Rhina Espaillat. Excerpt: José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: ), is a Dominican professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Currently a first baseman, Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseball, and was the most feared hitter in baseball in 2008, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, and has since been selected as an All-Star nine times, and has won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He has also twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has a World Series ring from the Cardinals 2006 title. At the end of the 2011 season, he led all active players in batting average (.328), slugging percentage (.617),, OPS (1.037), and ranked 37th in number of home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000-09. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), bats and throws right-handed. Born on January 16, 1980, Pujols was raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by his grandmother. Pujols and his family immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 1996, first to New York City. In the U.S., Pujols displayed his hitting skill by batting over .500 in his first season at Fort Osage High School in Independence, Missouri, twice earning all-state honors. Pujols graduated from high school in December 1998. He attended Maple Woods Community College in the Kansas City area in spring of 1999. In his only college season, Pujols hit a grand slam and turned an unassisted ...