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Randy Flores Recalls Albert Pujols' 2005 NLCS Home Run as Astros GM Considers Pujols for Manager Role

Randy Flores Recalls Albert Pujols' 2005 NLCS Home Run as Astros GM Considers Pujols for Manager Role
World Sports · 12:06:22 - Sunday, 15 November 2026

Houston Astros general manager Randy Flores remembers the moment Albert Pujols hit a decisive home run against the Astros in Game 5 of the 2005 National League Championship Series. Flores was in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen when Pujols' homer sent the Cardinals to the World Series. Nearly two decades later, Flores leads the Astros' front office while Pujols has emerged as a candidate to manage the team he once tormented.

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