CINCINNATI -- Picking in the top 10 of the MLB Draft for the first time in 26 years, the Cardinals were hopeful of landing a generational talent that they could build around and have in the core of their club for years to come. Thus far, JJ Wetherholt -- the

Welcome to Crooked Numbers, a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. The edition, rounding up the month of July, features intra-organizational no-nos, wild romps, unexpected mound dominance and, of course, much more. Keeping track of this type of thing is a team effort, so get

With another game to play, JJ Wetherholt didn’t have a lot of time to savor a milestone moment. But he’ll never forget it. The Cardinals’ first-round pick (No. 7 overall) in last month’s Draft, Wetherholt cranked his first professional home run in his sixth career game for Single-A Palm Beach

ST. LOUIS -- Mired in a skid since the All-Star break, the Cardinals needed a spark. They got it from an unlikely source. Victor Scott II's first career home run ignited a four-run rally in the second inning as the Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the opener

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ST. LOUIS -- Well before he ever got to Busch Stadium and pitched the game of his young professional life for the Cardinals on Wednesday, Michael McGreevy put himself through the ringer emotionally with a wild series of assumptions as he answered a phone call from Triple-A Memphis manager Ben

The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed their first-round Draft pick (seventh overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, shortstop JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia University. Wetherholt, a Pittsburgh-area native who attended Mars Area High School, played three seasons for the Mountaineers slashing .370/.468/.625/1.093 with 29 home

ST. LOUIS -- Maybe it was only natural that left-handed pitcher Braden Davis and outfielder Bryce Madron became fast friends and had their lockers next to one another inside the University of Oklahoma clubhouse, because both have histories of being doubted and overlooked due to a perceived lack of size.

ST. LOUIS -- Considering the incredible, against-all-odds baseball journey that Brian Holiday has been on over the past three years -- going from being a walk-on at tiny Florida SouthWestern State College to the even smaller College of Central Florida and finally to Oklahoma State -- it was understandable why

ST. LOUIS -- Throughout the early stages of Sunday night’s MLB Draft, as the picks kept ticking off and JJ Wetherholt remained available, the talented shortstop got bombarded by a spree of text messages from Pittsburgh-based friends who didn’t necessarily like the idea of him going to the Cardinals, the

He became obsessed with sports at around the age of 4. And the only way he could go to sleep was to hear a sports-themed story from his father. His older brother liked them, too, but was happy to hear one and call it a night. For him, though, it

JJ Wetherholt is one of the best pure hitters to come through the college ranks in recent history. The West Virginia University infielder is coming off a Big 12 Player of the Year award and first-team All-American honors in 2023, vaulting himself to being selected No. 7 overall by the

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ST. LOUIS -- For his very first Major League assignment, Gordon Graceffo was asked to retire one of the hottest hitters on the planet. With a third-inning double against St. Louis starter Sonny Gray, Jonathan India had already extended two streaks in Saturday’s eventual 9-4 loss at Busch Stadium --

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Still recovering from the tightness and cramping that knocked him out of a Double-A game after just two innings on June 5, Cardinals top pitching prospect Tink Hence was set to make his return to action this weekend before being invited to Alabama for Thursday’s MLB at

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It’s the screwball seen ‘round the world. Cardinals pitching prospect Ettore Giulianelli has one of the funkiest breaking balls in Minor League Baseball, and one such pitch in particular has caught the internet’s attention.