MLB rumors: Will Albert Pujols manage in the majors someday after failing to land a job?

The timing seemed perfect for Albert Pujols to land his first job as a manager with numerous teams in need of a new skipper this offseason. He was considered the frontrunner for the Los Angeles Angels job. But talks fell apart over disagreements on the coaching staff and compensation. Ultimately the Angels hired Kurt Suzuki .

The San Diego Padres expressed interest in the former first baseman. Pujols landed a second interview with the team that lasted nine and a half hours. But San Diego went in a different direction .

“Albert Pujols certainly is someone who wants to manage. But it’s telling to me that there were nine openings… and he’s not getting any of them,” MLB insider Ken Rosenthal said, per Foul Territory. “I would expect that this desire of his, to manage, is not going to