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fans after recording his 185th assist of the season during the fifth
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The generosity of Roberto Clemente award-winner Albert Pujols is legendary. So his latest act of kindness came as no surprise.
When a sponsor of the dinner for the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Tournament dropped out recently, Pujols was asked to step in to help the family of his former teammate. The slugger not only agreed to help, but made a donation that was well above the cost of the dinner.
Coolbaugh played with the Cardinals in 2002. He was killed by a foul ball while coaching at first base with a minor league affiliate of the Rockies in 2007.
The annual tournament raises money for Coolbaugh's wife and three children. The Coolbaugh family also wants to use part of the funds raised to help children who have lost a family member. Coolbaugh's widow, Mandy Coolbaugh, expressed her appreciation for Pujols' help.
"It's important for people to know; to know that as big as Albert Pujols is, as much as he has, he can still do something like this that makes such a difference," she said to MLB.com. "This stuff doesn't make the headlines. And it should. It makes regular people want to be good people as well. I think anyone can feed off that. If we saw all the good athletes continually do, I think it would make people strive to do positive things as well. It might not be as big as what Pujols can do, but small things count, too."
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