In the end, it turns out Albert Pujols would not have to find a new home—just a new place to go to work for the next five or six months.
Pujols’s decision to reportedly sign with the Dodgers for the remainder of the season likely had less to do with his new team’s proximity to his old one than other baseball-related factors, but the similarities between the Dodgers and Angels end with their Southern California roots. The move was not one many predicted when the Angels decided to release Pujols in the final year of his 10-year contract, and now Pujols will go from a team mired in last place to join the defending champions on their quest for a repeat.