Albert Pujols Files for Divorce Reportedly Following His Wife Getting Brain Tumor Removed

The 42-year-old Pujols, who is back with a Cardinals franchise for which starred from 2001-11, will be in Thursday’s starting lineup as the DH, meaning he will extend his streak of consecutive Opening Day starts to 22.

Off the field things aren’t as solid.

Albert Pujols is reportedly filing for divorce just days after his wife had a brain tumor removed, per Bob Nightengale. Pujols’ announcement comes after his wife Deidre revealed that she would be undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor that was uncovered in October.

Albert Pujols stated the following in regards to his announcement.

“These situations are never easy and isn’t something that just happened overnight. As a devout Christian, this is an outcome that I never wanted to see happen.”

The reasoning for the divorce has not been revealed. Albert and Deidre Pujols were married on New Year’s Day back in 2000. The couple have five children.


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