Cardinals legend, Albert Pujols celebrated his 45th birthday on Thursday and his wife, Nicole Fernandez, took to social media to wish the former MLB ace.

While in the Dominican Winter League, Cardinals prospect Matt Koperniak was managed by Albert Pujols and experienced the first professional managerial matchup between Pujols and Yadier Molina.

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