Former St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols captured a championship in the Dominican Baseball League managing Leones Del Escogido this week. This was Pujols’ first year managing the team he grew up rooting for.

In his first season as a professional manager, former Cardinal Albert Pujols guided the Leones del Escogido to a Dominican Winter League title win.

Baseball great Albert Pujols found himself in the middle of a bizarre controversy in the Dominican winter league championship series. Pujols was managing Leones del Escogido against Tigres del Licey in the championship series.

The Dominican winter league, known as LIDOM, is currently playing out its championship between Tigres del Licey and Leones del Escogido, managed by Pujols.