On Monday (July 18), future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols announced that 2022 will be his final season in MLB.

Is Albert Pujols going to retire after this season?

(This is it for me,) he said, at the post-match press meet-up. (This is my final run) The 42-year-old Dominican American added.

Albert Pujols is no longer a spring chicken in baseball at the age of 42.

Pujols continued his retirement tour with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday’s 2022 Home Run Derby, taking one last swing at the bat.

Surprisingly Pujols actually beat out favorite Kyle Schwarber in a swing-off to advance to the second round in a thrilling first round.

After Pujols’ first go-around, where he hit 10 home runs, the MLB All-Stars all jumped out of the dugouts and gave the baseball mystery a wonderfully classy moment at home plate.

The love and respect that everyone in baseball has for Pujols is incredible.