Pujols, most wanted 2022 in Baseball-Reference

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Albert Pujols made sure that his last season in the Big leagues was one for history, reaching several marks that ended up establishing him as one of the greatest hitters in the history of MLB.

hills closed his career with a productive season in which he batted for a .270 average, an .895 OPS, with 24 home runs, 68 RBIs and one last trip to the postseason with the team that gave him the opportunity to become a player of Major leagues, St. Louis Cardinals. Thanks to this she won the prize of Comeback of the Year from National Leagueas well as a last invitation to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

The Dominican had a spectacular second half with Cardinals and with all the spotlight and attention on him, he became one of the most prominent and sought after players on the internet during 2022. The baseball statistics portal Baseball-Referenceone of the most consulted in the world, released his search statistics so far this year and the Dominican was in first global place as the most searched player on the website.

Baseball-Reference indicated that hills He was the most wanted player in 25 of the fifty states that make up the United States of America, comfortably beating Aaron Judge of New York Yankeeswho came in second as the most wanted baseball player in twelve states.

the profile of hills on the portal was also the most visited on the same day throughout 2022. When “The Machine” hit his 700th home run, on September 24, was the most searched for Baseball-Reference.

As for general terms and coming out of the United States, his profile was the most visited from all parts of the world, being in first place and surpassing Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Juan Soto, Barry Bonds, Bryce Harper, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander y Joey Gallo.