I understand that Pujols tried to keep this under wraps, but it is horrible timing.
Opening day is right around the corner, and his wife Deidre just had brain surgery. The good news is that the surgery went well, but it surely can’t be great for her recovery to go through a divorce at this time.
It seems like something Pujols could have put off for a while, but alas, he didn’t.
Here is what we know about Deidre’s surgery via the NY Post.
Albert Pujols got a good hit and then some good news about his wife’s health.
Minutes after the 42-year-old smacked the first single of his second act with the St. Louis Cardinals, he received a text message saying Deidre Pujols’ brain surgery was a success.
Deidre Pujols posted on social media late Tuesday that she was preparing for surgery to remove a brain tumor discovered in October. Her husband signed with St. Louis earlier this week and arrived in camp on Monday knowing Deidre was prepping for what doctors told them was relatively routine operation.
“But any time you open your scalp and your head, you are always concerned about it,” he said. “You trust the doctor that they have that wisdom and that gift. As much as we take swings in the cage, they do surgery.”
Noting that Deidre’s mom and family were there to support her, Pujols doesn’t plan to leave camp early and return to California to be with his wife. He may head to see her during the days off between the end of camp and the start of the season.
“Despite the pain which was to (be) expected the surgery went well. 99% of the tumor was removed,” Deidre wrote on Instagram. “The recovery journey begins… Thanks you all again for all the prayers and well wishes during this very challenging time. “
People thought it was weird at the time that he didn’t go to California to be with his wife, and we now know why.
Flip the page for his statement about the divorce.