Pujols: More Than the Game

Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2011. 272 pp. (Hardback).

Even nonbaseball fans are likely to recognize the name of Albert Pujols, 10-year veteran player for the St. Louis Cardinals. What those of us who do not follow the game closely may not know is the story of his faith and how it has led him to the point where he is, according to authors Lamb and Ellsworth, who say he is “one of the greatest players to have ever laced up a pair of spikes.”

This biography tells a remarkable story of Pujols’ life and career, from a difficult childhood in the Dominican Republic to becoming an instant star on a high school team in the United States, then his rise to stardom as a professional baseball player. Woven through the story is Pujols’ Christian testimony, sometimes tested, but always steadfast.