Albert Pujols is open to the thought of playing beyond 2021.
Pujols, who turned 40 in January, is 39 doubles and 44 home runs away from 700 in each category.
The 2021 season is the last for the slugger's 10-year, $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
"I don't think about it that way," Pujols said. "It's my last year under contract, but that doesn't mean I can't keep playing. I haven't closed that door. I'm taking it day by day, year by year, but you haven't heard from my mouth that I'm going to retire next year, or that it's going to be my last year, or that I'm going to keep playing. I haven't said any of that. When that time comes, we'll see. Just because you have one year left on your contract doesn't mean it's your last year. It could be, but it could not be. God hasn't put that in my heart yet."