Beck that the rally was not political. During the rally, Pujols was presented with a medal for his off-the-field efforts. Personal life Pujols married Deidre Pujols on January 1, 2000. They have five children: Isabella (Deidre's daughter from a previous relationship), Albert Jr., Sophia, Ezra and Esther Grace. After 22 years of marriage, Pujols filed for divorce on April 4, 2022, citing irreconcilable differences. Pujols is a devout evangelical Christian. He became an evangelical Christian on November 13, 1998, influenced in part by Deidre and his grandmother. During his first tenure with the Cardinals, Pujols and his family attended West County Community Church, a Southern Baptist church in Wildwood, Missouri. During the offseason, Pujols lives in St. Louis. He owned a home in Irvine, California, but put it up for sale in 2016. Pujols is a supporter of people with Down syndrome, a condition Isabella was born with. In 2007, Pujols became a U.S. citizen, scoring a perfect 100 on his citizenship test. Pujols is close friends with third baseman Plácido Polanco, a former teammate with the Cardinals. Polanco has called Pujols his "closest friend in baseball," and Pujols is the godfather to Polanco's son, Ishmael. Pujols is also friends with Robinson Canó, who selected Mark Trumbo for the 2012 Home Run Derby after being asked to by Pujols. See also List of Dominican Americans List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball career at bat leaders List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls leaders List of Major League Baseball career intentional bases on balls leaders List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career extra base hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career hit by pitch leaders List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career OPS leaders List of Major League Baseball career plate appearance leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career slugging percentage leaders List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders List of Major