PITTSBURGH -- Lost among the disappointment of a 5-0 loss to the Pirates in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday at PNC Park was a silver lining for St. Louis’ young catcher.

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PITTSBURGH -- Fiery. Competitive. A leader. Those are three terms Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol used to describe right-hander Lance Lynn just hours before the 12th-year pro became the 89th pitcher in MLB history to reach the 2,000-strikeout plateau. Entering the game sitting on 1,998 career strikeouts, Lynn struck out a

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

PITTSBURGH -- It wasn’t shaping up to be Andre Pallante's best night at the ballpark in the early innings of the Cardinals’ 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday at PNC Park. The right-hander needed 26 pitches to get through the opening frame and 65 to make it through the first

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ATLANTA -- If you had center fielder Michael Siani on your “Cardinals' Most Valuable Players” bingo card for 2024, then you likely should invest

With the season's second half underway, it's once again time for our panel of MLB.com experts to take another stab at predicting which players will be worthy of a place on the All-MLB Team by the close of the year. The All-MLB Team presented by MGM Rewards has annually recognized

ATLANTA -- Not long after slotting Paul Goldschmidt into the No. 7 spot in the batting order for the first time there in nearly 12 years, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol told a story about a time when the star felt much more in tune with his approach to the plate.

ATLANTA -- Even when he hit into loads of bad luck in 2023, Alec Burleson proved that he could be a high-level hitter for the Cardinals. And this season, as he has mostly supplanted Paul Goldschmidt as the Redbirds' No. 2 hitter in the order, Burleson proved that he’s able

With the 2024 MLB Draft in the rear-view mirror, it’s a convenient time to look at the scope of prospects across MLB’s organizations. Who should we be looking out for in the months to come? Here’s a look at one prospect to watch for each club during the rest of

The difference between a team buying or selling at the Trade Deadline can be a matter of just a few games in the standings. A winning streak or a losing streak in the week before the Deadline can be all it takes to push a team in one direction or

This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- Among the most encouraging and quite concerning things to emerge from the first half of the season was that the Cardinals

With the All-Star break over and the second half of the 2024 season beginning Friday, overlying goals have come into focus for all 30 MLB teams. Some clubs will make major moves at the July 30 Trade Deadline, going all in and dreaming of a World Series title. Others are

Seventy-seven steals? Fifty-six home runs? A 22-game winner on the mound? After the first half of the 2024 season, which actually featured considerably more than half of the 162-game schedule, plenty of MLB stars are on pace to post tantalizing counting stats over the full year. But how likely are

The 2024 All-Star Game is behind us and the second half of the season looms. While much of the attention in the coming weeks will be about players on the move at the Trade Deadline, there are plenty of key players who will stay put and will have an outsized

The 94th MLB All-Star Game featured triple-digit heat from various pitchers, some dazzling defensive plays across the diamond and plenty of big-time power. The Midsummer Classic, held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, ended in a 5-3 final score as the American League avenged its 2023 loss and won

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.

The 2024 MLB Draft wrapped up on Tuesday with 615 players selected over this year’s 20-round process. Now that we know where players are going (see you next time, mock drafts!), we can dive into which clubs might have gotten steals, which added potential superstars and which took some fun

ARLINGTON -- The blend was beautiful. Power pitching that overwhelmed the opposition, and power hitting that answered back. Established superstars shining on summer’s biggest stage, and emerging superstars making their presence known in front of an ample audience.