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Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols is open to continuing his playing career beyond the 2020 season.
According to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, Pujols said Saturday that playing in 2021 remains a distinct possibility despite the fact that 2020 is the final year of his contract:
"I don't think about it that way. It's my last year under contract, but that doesn't mean I can't keep playing. I haven't closed that door. I'm taking it day by day, year by year, but you haven't heard from my mouth that I'm going to retire next year, or that it's going to be my last year, or that I'm going to keep playing.