With a display of stars from yesterday, present and forever in Dominican baseball, the Federation of Professional Baseball Players celebrated Legends Day in honor of the career of former Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols, at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.
The central figure of the event was Pujols, who received a standing applause from everyone present when he entered the field and immediately in his speech thanked God, his family, friends and all the fans for always supporting his career.
The party brought together the immortals of Cooperstown, Juan Marichal and Pedro MartÃnez; Sandy Alcántara, this year’s National League Cy Young; Juan Soto, Luis Castillo, Robinson Canó, Cristian Javier and Bryan Abreu, as well as Nelson Cruz and Starling Marte.
Placido Polanco. who hosted Pujols in 2000 when he was called up by the St. Louis Cardinals, introduced the now-retired player.
Carlos Peguero won the Home Run Derby, beating Sander Pimentel 4-3 in the final. In the Celebriades Game, in which entertainment figures participated, Team Gómez beat Team Encarnación.
The tribute, which had the motto “The four we are all the five”, raised funds for the Pedro MartÃnez and Nelson Cruz foundations.