Albert Pujols remains unsure about 2022

For the first time in his career, Albert Pujols will be playing baseball in his home country of the Dominican Republic.

The Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (LIDOM) announced Thursday that Pujols was traded from the Gigantes del Cibao to the Leones del Escogido. If you’re wondering how this is possible, it’s because Pujols was selected by the Gigantes with the first pick of LIDOM’s inaugural rookie draft in 2002, but never played for them.

In his press conference on Friday, he talked about potentially playing in 2022 .

Photo by Victor Calvo/Getty Images

Photo by Victor Calvo/Getty Images

Dodgers links

• Bobby Miller has barely 60 innings under his belt over his minor-league career. Yet, he could find himself on the big-league roster at some point in 2022. Jim Callis at MLB.com caught up with Miller at the Arizona Fall League.
• Why the end of the opener strategy is coming to baseball, writes Buster Olney at ESPN
• Jorge Castillo of the LA Times: In case you missed it from the other day, Andrew Friedman cleared the air on the decisions made by Dave Roberts during the postseason
• Former Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Matt Borelli from Dodger Blue has all the info.
• ICYMI: The Twins are hiring David Popkins to be their hitting coach. He was a hitting coach for the Great Lakes Loons, LA’s Single-A affiliate.