Adam Wainwright is playing out the final month of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and the team is planning to give him a very unusual farewell during his final homestand.
The Cardinals announced on Wednesday that Wainwright would perform new songs in a postgame concert following the team’s Sept. 30 game against the Cincinnati Reds. There will also be a fireworks show.
Wainwright is presumably the first Major Leaguer to celebrate his own retirement by performing his own on-field concert. That said, the veteran pitcher can actually sing, as shown by a viral video of him performing the national anthem on Opening Day this year.
Wainwright’s final season has been a difficult one for both himself and his team. The 42-year-old has a career-worst 7.95 ERA in 20 starts, and the team is set to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
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