The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten a season for ages from first baseman Alec Burleson, to say the least. Burleson shifted over to first base before the 2026 season and has surpassed any expectations.
Cardinals slugger Alec Burleson is enjoying the best season of his career in 2026. The 27-year-old first baseman (28 next month) is controlled by St. Louis for another two seasons but tells Derrick Goold of the St.
The whole point of having an elite farm system is giving a club plenty of options to either trade, or see who can turn into regular contributors in the big leagues.
The offseason is quickly approaching for the St. Louis Cardinals and it's going to be a long one after the club missed the postseason for the fourth straight season.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
Even though the St. Louis Cardinals are out of playoff contention, they still have a few things to play for in the final week of the regular season. The Cardinals' success has come as a complete surprise this season, especially after entering a full-scale rebuild.
In 2025, Alec Burleson took his game to another level for the St. Louis Cardinals and earned his first career Silver Slugger Award. It was a great campaign for Burleson, but the 2026 season has somehow been significantly better.
The St. Louis Cardinals want left-handed slugger Alec Burleson to continue to be an everyday player who doesn't get replaced against left-handed pitching.
Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the bottom of the sixth inning and Michael McGreevy pitched six effective innings Sunday afternoon for the host St.
It's hard not to be fired up for first baseman Alec Burleson if you're a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. What he has been able to do for St. Louis this season has been special.
If the St. Louis Cardinals are going to make a playoff push, it has to start in San Francisco. That’s why Monday’s game against the Giants was so vital.
When the 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline approached, there was some buzz out there about St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson. There were teams out there that wanted Burleson.
Alec Burleson has taken a big step in the right direction for the St. Louis Cardinals this season and has quickly become one of the faces of the franchise.
Even if the St. Louis Cardinals (66-63) do not grab the final National League Wild Card slot this season, their future looks quite bright. But the skies above Busch Stadium would probably be much dimmer if the organization had shipped out Alec Burleson ahead of the MLB trade deadline.
Making it so the Cincinnati Reds will at least secure a split in their four-game series against the rival St. Louis Cardinals, Sal Stewart further demonstrated why he has an argument for being named the National League Rookie of the Year.
It's been quite a month of August for Alec Burleson. Just over halfway through the penultimate month of the major league season, the St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman is slashing .340/.441/.780 in 50 at-bats over 14 games.
Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker both had three hits, a home run and four RBIs on Sunday afternoon to help the visiting St. Louis Cardinals breeze past the Chicago Cubs for an 11-4 win.
On a light day in terms of games across MLB — certainly not among trade talks & moves — there were still some major games on the schedule. The Padres & Diamondbacks started a big series, as the two teams fight for a playoff spot.
Alec Burleson ended a lengthy home run drought by hitting three two-run homers for the St. Louis Cardinals, who rallied for a 13-7 victory over the host New York Yankees after squandering a six-run lead on Monday night.
The Cardinals have yet to participate in the trade deadline festivities, but they’re likely to be sellers after a rough week dropped them four games out of the final NL Wild Card spot.
The year is 2023 in St. Louis. After a major culture shock, the St. Louis Cardinals are turning to hit-first prospect Alec Burleson, but it isn’t clear if he even has a position. Burleson, dubbed ‘Burly’ for short, is an East Carolina University product.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson (and elder statesman) gave the people what they wanted. In the bottom of the eighth inning of a series-opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St.
First baseman Alec Burleson has only been a member of the St. Louis Cardinals since 2022, and yet, after watching some of the veterans he grew up learning from leave the organization, the 27-year-old suddenly finds himself the elder statesman of Cincinnati baseball.
After a bleak start to their season, the St. Louis Cardinals have started to string wins together and are slowly climbing back in the National League Central race. Two unexpected players are leading the charge.
After a disappointing year in 2023, St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Alec Burleson had made some big changes heading into 2024. The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal and features the link to the original report, which requires a subscription.