DENVER -- Fresh off a meeting with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol -- one in which frustrations over an unfulfilling season were aired both by the player and the skipper -- a relieved Lars Nootbaar showed immediate results with a home run and a double in his first two at-bats on

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DENVER -- Already the author of 23 perfect 1-2-3 saves this season and the owner of one of the most dominant reliever seasons in Cardinals history, closer Ryan Helsley took his efficiency to new heights on Wednesday night while tying a coveted franchise record. Needing just one pitch -- a

It's almost time for the Arizona Fall League, which opens play on Oct. 7. Since the developmental league began play in 1992, it has spawned more than 3,000 big leaguers, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

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At 9 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 30, MLB Network will air the second annual MiLB Awards Show, with host Matt Vasgersian handing out a slew of honors, recognizing some of the best prospects, performances and moments of the 2024 season. The three finalists for MiLB Pitching Prospect of the

DENVER – Years ago, when they were starring together at Single-A Peoria and Double-A Springfield – and even a few times last season when they were paired up again at Triple-A Memphis – shortstop Masyn Winn and outfielder Jordan Walker would openly dream about the days when they would be

The Roberto Clemente Award, considered baseball's most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers, annually recognizes the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

Double-A is widely considered to be a litmus test in professional baseball, the level at which raw talent tends to reveal itself as actual ability. As a result, success there is often -- although, of course, not always -- an indicator of a prospect's trajectory. For a precious few, the

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ST. LOUIS -- In order to become a more viable option for the Cardinals’ rotation, Andre Pallante had to leave his comfort zone. That he did so successfully speaks to a Cardinals pitching staff that manager Oliver Marmol has hailed as the team’s biggest improvement in 2024 as well as

ST. LOUIS -- Though this is a second straight season missing the playoffs for the Cardinals, manager Oliver Marmol points to one crucial sign of progress in 2024. “When we talk about development, I feel like our pitching has taken a real step forward, in real time, at the highest

ST. LOUIS -- With only eight games left in the regular season and having been eliminated from playoff contention the night before, the Cardinals decided to place right-hander Sonny Gray on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to right forearm tendinitis, effectively ending his season. The team emphasized that the

ST. LOUIS -- For just the third time this century, the Cardinals have failed to make the postseason for two seasons running. With Friday’s 5-1 loss to the Guardians, the Cardinals were mathematically eliminated from National League playoff contention.

ST. LOUIS -- Brendan Donovan, the Cardinals' steadiest player defensively and offensively all season, has a motto he likes to live by to prepare himself for anything that might come his way during a game, including having to bounce between two positions at various times. “Get comfortable being uncomfortable,” Donovan

As Quinn Mathews puts the finishing touches on an exceptional rookie campaign, he also joined some elite company. MLB's No. 80 overall prospect reached the 200-strikeout plateau with his third punchout and finished with five over six innings for Triple-A Memphis on Thursday night. The Redbirds fell to visiting Durham,

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One big key to the legendary career that will almost surely land Albert Pujols in the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2028? Preparation. “If I didn’t do my homework at the time, I probably wouldn’t have the success,” Pujols told former Phillies standouts Ryan Howard and

Not even Mother Nature could wash away the Palm Beach Cardinals this season. The Cardinals' Single-A affiliate claimed the Florida State League championship with a 6-4 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. But six batters into the winner-take-all Game 3, the two clubs

ST. LOUIS -- If things go according to plan for the Cardinals, there will be many more nights when promising young stars Masyn Winn, Jordan Walker and Michael McGreevy do exactly what they did late in Wednesday’s come-from-behind victory. Winn, the dynamic shortstop who has stayed on the fringes of

Between fan votes, player selections, MLB selections and late replacements, there were 77 players named All-Stars this year. That’s a lot of gift bags! And yet, as is always the case, there are plenty of players having seasons worthy of that little “AS” next to the 2024 line on their

The 2024 Minor League regular season comes to a full close this week when Triple-A play concludes Sunday. Double-A, High-A and Single-A postseasons are well underway, and the Northwest League has already crowned a champion. This is typically a time when baseball honors its standout performers from the year that

ST. LOUIS – Taught for years to tune out the emotion of the moment, and instead focus solely on the task at hand, Lance Lynn went counter on to all that on Tuesday while pitching in what could have been his final start in a Cardinals uniform or for the