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Cardinals Slugger's Resurgence Could Lead Him Back Into Fold For 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals aren't playing for much of anything at this point in the 2025 season. At 64-66 and five games back in the National League Wild Card race, the best the Cardinals can do at this point is to hope to play a little spoiler down the stretch when they match up against contending teams.

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Traded Cardinals Star Exploding Right Before Our Eyes

It certainly seems like the St. Louis Cardinals may have dodged a bullet. As the trade deadline approached, there were questions about whether or not the Cardinals would actually trade their pending free agent relievers, namely Ryan Helsley.

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Hopefully, Chaim will learn from Mo’s offseason mistakes

The St. Louis Cardinals are finally seeing some of the few benefits of being completely inactive on the offseason market. After only signing reliever Phil Maton to the major league roster in the offseason, the Cardinals were betting on their young relievers replicating their success from previous seasons.

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Cardinals Young Shortstop Receives Important Praise For Defensive Capabilities

The St. Louis Cardinals are well out of postseason contention. Following a 10-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, they are 17 1/2 games back of first place in the National League Central and five games back in the Wild Card race, as the New York Mets, owners of the third spot, picked up a win on Friday night.

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Cards’ top prospect finally breaks through with first big league home run

Nathan Church had a big game in Tampa on Friday night.

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Which MLB teams have the longest World Series droughts?

Here is every MLB team’s current title drought, though obviously for some of them “drought” is an overstatement.

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What They're Saying About Cardinals Rookie Michael McGreevy

Although the St. Louis Cardinals aren't necessarily where they likely would hope to be when it comes to the playoff race, there have been a lot of bright spots in 2025.

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How the St. Louis Cardinals’ prospect depth looks after trades, draft picks

I get distracted easily, and lately I find myself pondering the 2026 season (and beyond) more and not so much the current season. I will do a write-up or three on players still, and the usual end-of-season assessment, but really my mind’s eye is to the future.

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Cardinals Update: St. Louis Lost Slugger; New Career Day

The St. Louis Cardinals got bitten by the injury bug once again on Friday night. Right before the Cardinals took on the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, it was announced that slugger Alec Burleson was being scratched from the game due to right wrist discomfort and was replaced by Nathan Church.

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This Might Be The Reason Behind Cardinals Slugger's Breakout

The St. Louis Cardinals talked about their "runway" players heading into the 2025 Major League Baseball seaosn and the need for evaluation. When those conversations popped up, most of the time it was in reference to Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman.

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Cardinals' Alec Burleson scratched from lineup with wrist discomfort

Cardinals' Alec Burleson scratched from lineup ahead of series opener with Rays.

St. Louis Cardinals News / Athlon Sports / 22 hours ago

Cardinals' Reason for Unexpected Lineup Change Before Rays Game

The St. Louis Cardinals have fallen further out of playoff contention, hampered by a wave of injuries to key players. All-Stars Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras, and Brendan Donovan have all missed time in August, contributing to the team’s current 64–65 record and a four-game deficit in the National League wild card race.

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25 Negro Leaguers every baseball fan should know

Here is a look at 25 of the greatest performers in the distinguished (and varied) history of Negro League baseball.

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Cardinals predicted to make exciting JJ Wetherholt decision

JJ Wetherholt could get a September call-up.

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Cardinals On The Wrong Side Of 30-Year St. Louis History

One of the biggest talking points when it has come to the St. Louis Cardinals this season has been about the team's attendance problems. This isn't new.

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Cardinals Young Outfielder Named Team's Most Indispensable Under-The-Radar Star

The St. Louis Cardinals don't have much left to play for in 2025. Their playoff hopes are already essentially dashed, as they sit 16 1/2 games back in the National League Central and four games back of the New York Mets for the final NL Wild Card spot.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Cardinals Writer Tabs Young Pitcher As Next Ace In St. Louis

The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot to be excited about with their future. There are young players like Iván Herrera and Masyn Winn dominating at the big-league level already.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Cardinals Trade Update: Insider Hints At Offseason Shakeup

It has been a long season and it's only going to get busier for the St. Louis Cardinals. When the regular season comes to a close -- whether or not the Cardinals can land a miracle playoff spot -- that's when the real work is going to begin for the organization.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Cardinals 3x All-Star Ranked Among Top 30 Aces In MLB

The St. Louis Cardinals have fallen out of postseason contention with just over a month to go in the regular season. They won their series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at George Steinbrenner Field, but their best hope the rest of the way is to play spoiler on contending ballclubs and affect the playoff race that way.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Cardinals Young Star Gaining Steam As Franchise Cornerstone

The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot of young talent on their roster, but not every piece has stood out this season. In fact, the Cardinals have a lot of players underperforming this season.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Is This Beginning Of The End For Once-Untouchable Cardinals?

The St. Louis Cardinals made it clear heading into the 2025 season that the campaign was going to be focused on development. For a while, it seemed like there was a chance that the Cardinals could be a playoff team.

JJ Wetherholt News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / August 22

Cardinals Predicted To Promote JJ Wetherholt; Timeline Revealed

The St. Louis Cardinals have waved the white flag on the season, and it looks like they're ready to gear up for the offseason and beyond. In the offseason, the Cardinals are going to be able to make big moves, like potential trades involving All-Star Brendan Donovan and others.

Sonny Gray News / Viva El Birdos / August 22

Thoughts on the Sonny Gray trade rumors

On Wednesday, some interesting news came out, or rather, speculation. It came from Ken Rosenthal, so we know to at least take it at face value, and we certainly know that if he’s hearing something, it’s probably legit.

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5-run inning propels Cardinals past Rays

Alec Burleson drove in two runs during St. Louis' five-run second inning, and the Cardinals opened their three-game series with a 7-4 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.

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Cardinals’ Oli Marmol ‘doesn’t give two s***s’ about hot seat rumors

The St. Louis Cardinals were a surprise team earlier this season. However, the team is 4-6 over its last ten, dropping them back under .50o. Nolan Arenado and others are out with injuries, leaving Sonny Gray and the pitching staff without an offense to compliment them.

Nolan Arenado News / Athlon Sports / August 19

Cardinals' Nolan Arenado Sends Message as Season-Ending Decision Nears

The St. Louis Cardinals have been battling to stay alive in the NL wild card race, yet they have struggled to produce offensively in the month of August without their starting third baseman Nolan Arenado.