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Cardinals' Matt Pushard Takes Another Step Back to St. Louis

The St. Louis Cardinals were two outs away from their fifth straight loss on Monday night, only to rally for four runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 4-2 and keep themselves above the .500 mark.

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Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt Lands on Rare Rookie List With Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso

If you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan looking for reasons to be excited about the 2026 club every night, look no further than young second baseman JJ Wetherholt.

Dustin May News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 28

Cardinals 'Hope' to Play the Market With Dustin May

The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a four-game losing skid on Monday night with a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. They improved to 15-13 and came to within three games of first place in the competitive National League Central.

Jimmy Crooks News / Just Baseball / April 28

The Cardinals Can’t Keep Their Next Great Catcher Down Much Longer

The 2026 season was supposed to be one full of patience for the St. Louis Cardinals fan base. Now, sitting at 15-13 entering April 28th, and 3.0 games back of the Cincinnati Reds in an incredibly competitive National League Central, the Red Birds are showing us all that they may actually be reloading rather than rebuilding.

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St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 28

Cardinals Prospect Joshua Báez Pushing for MLB Opportunity

The St. Louis Cardinals are a team that has outperformed expectations so far this season but should be even better in 2027 and beyond. You never want to lose, of course.

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25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 27

Cardinals rally in ninth to make Pirates' 6 2/3 perfect frames moot

Jose Fermin's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.

JJ Wetherholt News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

JJ Wetherholt Heating Up, Cardinals Star Rookie Showcasing Full Potential

The St. Louis Cardinals committed to a rebuild this offseason by trading a few of their best players. They moved on from four stars this offseason by trading Sonny Gray, Willson Contreras, Nolan Arenado, and Brendan Donovan.

MLB News / Viva El Birdos / April 27

Cardinals Nearly No-Hit by Pirates-Shock Pittsburgh in 9th Winning 4-2

Spoiler alert: There weren’t going to be many highlights to share from tonight’s St. Louis Cardinals game in Pittsburgh as the Pirates bullpen nearly no-hit the birds.

Yadier Molina News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

Cardinals Legend Yadier Molina Drawing Buzz as Potential MLB Manager

The Boston Red Sox recently cut ties with their manager, Alex Cora, as well as a few of their other coaches, in a very dramatic fashion. The franchise has been flipped upside down, and it doesn't seem like anybody is happy.

Jimmy Crooks News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

Pedro Pagés Avoids Injury Scare for Cardinals

It doesn't sound like the St. Louis Cardinals are making a change at catcher right now. Pedro Pagés was forced to exit the Cardinals' contest on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners due to tightness in his left hamstring.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

Cardinals Shouldn't Be Concerned About Iván Herrera's Slow Start

The St. Louis Cardinals have been fortunate early on this season to have some pretty big performances from guys, especially Jordan Walker and Michael McGreevy.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

JJ Wetherholt News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt Could Be Next In Line for Long-Term Deal

The St. Louis Cardinals have started to cool off just a bit lately. They have now lost four consecutive games and are just one game above the .500 mark at 14-13.

St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / April 27

St. Louis Cardinals Steadying Presence in the Rotation

Questions persisted all offseason as to what this 2026 St. Louis Cardinals starting rotation was going to look like. Matthew Liberatore has not quite found his stride early in the season.

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Cardinals Truths and Lies: What's Real and Fake After 14-13 Start

The St. Louis Cardinals were off to a much better start than expected this year, having gone 14-10 through their first 24 games of the schedule. However, they were swept over the weekend by the Seattle Mariners and fell to 14-13 ahead of a crucial series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / April 27

Oli Marmol Stands Firm Amid Cardinals’ 4-Game Losing Streak

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the middle of their toughest stretch so far throughout the 2026 Major League Baseball season. First and foremost, the Cardinals are in the middle of a stretch with 17 games in 17 days.

St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / April 27

Looking at internal relief help for the Cardinals

There’s been a strategy in baseball of cycling through bullpen arms to get maximum freshness from your fringier relievers. The Cardinals utilized this to some extent last year, but they’ve mostly abandoned it this year.

Dustin May News / Field Level Media / April 27

Cardinals turn to Dustin May against Pirates to stop skid

After dropping three games by a total of four runs while getting swept at home, the St. Louis Cardinals will look for better fortune on the road as they begin a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.

St. Louis Cardinals News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 26

Cardinals To Promote Hunter Dobbins On Thursday

The Cardinals are three games into a stretch of 17 games in 17 days, and this busy schedule has presented an opening for Hunter Dobbins to make his Cards

St. Louis Cardinals News / Viva El Birdos / April 26

The Trust Pie: Who Deserves the Most Trust in the Cardinals Rotation? (feat. Benjamin Hochman)

The Cardinals rotation has not performed particularly well. Individual games are quite good here and there, check out McGreevy’s line from his start today, but on the whole they are near the bottom of the league in many important pitching indicators.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 26

Mariners, Cardinals clash again after slugfest

What should have been a day to remember for Nathan Church turned into one he'd almost like to forget. The St. Louis rookie outfielder hit two home runs and robbed another with a leaping catch at the wall, but he grounded into a game-ending double play as the Cardinals fell 11-9 to the visiting Seattle Mariners.

Jordan Walker News / Yardbarker / April 18

Jordan Walker reestablishing himself as part of Cardinals' future

Walker has erased his dreadful 2025 season in just 19 games. If he can keep up this pace, he could emerge as a cornerstone for the Cardinals as they continue their rebuilding process.

Nolan Gorman's big blast offsets 3 Astros homers as Cards take opener

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St. Louis Cardinals News / Yardbarker / April 21

What a JJ Wetherholt extension could look like for Cardinals — and why it makes sense

In light of the contract extensions signed by Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Konnor Griffin and Detroit Tigers star Kevin McGonigle, perhaps the time is coming for St. Louis to do the same with Wetherholt.

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