Pujols still chasing No. 3,000 after Angels rout
by Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
May 04, 2018
3 minutes
ANAHEIM, Calif._Mike Trout ran across the clubhouse, from his locker to the one occupied by Albert Pujols.
Pujols had not yet taken the field for what would be this historic evening. He had not even taken batting practice. So maybe it would not be completely accurate to label it a congratulatory call, but why the heck not?
Erick Aybar, the Angels' old shortstop, the guy who used to sit next to Pujols in the clubhouse, was on the phone. The 3,000th hit would come sooner or later for Pujols, and Aybar was calling with a
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