Chris Perez has plenty of praise for Albert Pujols

Indians closer Chris Perez cannot say enough about Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, who Thursday became the 47th major-leaguer to hit 400 homers.

At 30 years, 222 days, Pujols became the third-youngest to reach the milestone (Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr.).

Perez and Pujols were teammates in St. Louis for parts of 2008 and 2009.

"He's an incredible player and a great teammate," Perez said. "People see all the highlights on TV, but when you get to watch him up-close every day, you realize how many little things he does to help the team win. He doesn't care about the individual accolades. All he cares about is the team's success."



(cleveland.com)