Pujols dealing with plantar fasciitis in right foot

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ANAHEIM — Albert Pujols has been playing through plantar fasciitis in his right foot for a couple of weeks, but there are no plans to shut down the slugger, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

Pujols has battled with plantar fasciitis in his left foot for much of his career, but now he’s dealing with the same issue in his right foot.

“Probably this particular thing has been hurting him on and off for the last couple weeks,” Scioscia said. “He’s been managing it and playing very well.”

Over the past two weeks, Pujols has slashed .388/.380/.673 with four home runs, two doubles and 10 RBIs.

Pujols and Mike Trout were not in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Reds, marking the first time since Sept. 18, 2014, that both Trout and Pujols …

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