ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - MAY 01: Josh Fleming #19 of the Tampa Bay Rays prepares to deliver a pitch to the Houston Astros in the first inning at Tropicana Field on May 01, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Josh Fleming checked an item off his baseball bucket list before Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels as he met his childhood idol: Albert Pujols.
Born in Bridgeton, Missouri, Josh Fleming grew up a massive St. Louis Cardinals fan, so naturally, growing up in the early-to-mid 2000s, Albert Pujols was the man in St.