My wife's birth certificate says she was born on July 11th, 1980. It's not even close to accurate. The idea that any government identification document from a third world country can be relied upon is stupid. Pujols looks old. Older than, say, me, despite his younger age. It's no shock that someone born in a country with a horribly corrupt government who looks a decade older than his claimed age isn't believed. edit: frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. If he's older, the cardinals signed him to a contract that he'll be declining by the end of. It doesn't affect the Cubs at all except in making the Cards more likely to sign/have signed a bad contract. Presumably that's a good thing. If he's his stated age, he's a double freak and congrats cards fans. He's the best. Hopefully not for long The problem is that most talking heads talk about how he can be the greatest player of all time because of how young he is. If he's really 3-5 years older, that puts him right in his prime instead of a few years away from reaching his peak, thus nullifying the argument. He's really good either way, but at his alleged age it's unreal. That's why it's a big deal that he be exposed as older than he claims.