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The St. Louis Cardinals are hoping to have a nice bounce back campaign in 2024 after an ugly season in 2023, and a guy who is going to play a big role in that is Willson Contreras. After signing a five-year, $87.5 million deal in free agency last offseason, Contreras had a strong debut season […]

Willson Contreras’ 2023 season came to an early end after suffering an injury. Contreras is reportedly dealing with tendonitis in his left wrist and was placed on the IL as a result, ultimately ending his ’23 campaign with the season winding down, per Rob Rains of stlsportspage.com. Contreras is a star, but his first season […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the St. Louis Cardinals as of late. When the season started, Cardinals fans had high expectations for this team and were expecting a postseason run. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, that’s not going to happen. St. Louis is currently 67-84 and they are in last place in the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been a bastion of winning baseball for the past two decades. Ever since the 21st century began, the Cardinals have finished below .500 just once, prior to the 2023 season, that is. The Cardinals’ 2023 campaign has been nothing short of a nightmare, as the team has a mere 64-81 […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been uncharacteristically awful during the 2023 season, but even during their lackluster campaign, there have been a few bright spots. On Friday night, there was one glimmer in a season full of triggers when Willson Contreras hit an impressive 440-foot moonshot that sent the fans in attendance at Great American […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of a terrible 2023 season despite entering the year with high expectations. The team signed catcher Willson Contreras during the offseason in hopes he could help fill the void left by Yadier Molina. Instead, things haven’t gone according to plan for the ball club, as they currently […]

Not much has gone right for the St. Louis Cardinals this season, and that continued in their 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Of course, it certainly didn’t help that the Cards’ starter in Miles Mikolas was ejected after facing just three batters when he hit Ian Happ with a pitch after Happ’s […]

The Chicago Cubs (51-51) picked up a big 10-3 victory on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday to finally claw their way back to .500. Though, the good vibes were significantly dampened for left fielder Ian Happ, who was involved in a nerve-wracking moment with a former teammate in the first inning. Happ […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ 2023 season has been plagued by unforeseen futility, injuries and even some brief clubhouse tension. Fans can now throw in a wild and disastrous first inning on the list of calamities. And another injury. Things started out smoothly in Tuesday’s home matchup against the Chicago Cubs, with starting pitcher Miles Mikolas […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have discovered a new low in their brutal 2023 season. Their loss to the Miami Marlins can hardly be done justice with words. After Jordan Walker hit a go-ahead, two-run home run, Jordan Hicks did this: Jordan Hicks threw a dribbler over the first basemen’s head and the Marlins walk it […]

Both player and club had high expectations when catcher Willson Contreras joined the St. Louis Cardinals this offseason — and approaching the halfway mark of the season, it’s been nothing short of a miserable campaign for both parties. Contreras spoke out about his loss of confidence as the floundering Cards fell to at 27-40 on […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are 9-4 in their last 13 games, putting them at 22-29 with a chance to make a run at the National League Central title, and manager Oli Marmol spoke about giving Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras a day off in the team’s series finale against the Cincinnati Reds. “They […]

Almost everything has gone right for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the past few weeks. However, LA struggled in a recent series against the St. Louis Cardinals, losing three out of four games on the road. Dodgers star Max Muncy even said the umpires were getting “bullied” by the Cardinals catchers during the series. St. […]

Willson Conteras and the St. Louis Cardinals showed true power with their bats in their series opener against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium Thursday night. Behind their monster performance at the plate, the Cardinals were able to pull off a massive 16-8 win. When it was all said and done, St. Louis […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ season has been a trainwreck in every aspect. After a strong offseason, they entered the 2023 MLB campaign with lofty expectations, only to be last in the National League Central. One of their prized acquisitions was catcher Willson Contreras, and even he has gotten off to a shaky start. Lately, the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ uncertain Willson Contreras-catching situation took another turn on Saturday, with St. Louis announcing that Contreras will return to the catcher position on Monday. SP Jack Flaherty will draw the start on Monday for the Cardinals, and he discussed the Contreras-Cardinals catching uncertainty on Saturday, per John Denton. “What was said a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals seem to not be sure what to do with Willson Contreras. They signed him to be their catcher for the next five years during this past offseason. However, St. Louis then made the decision to have Contreras start playing the role of DH on a consistent basis, with the possibility of […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are struggling badly this season, and they find themselves in last place in the National League Central with a 13-25 record. As a result of the team’s stumbling start and overall poor play, manager Oli Marmol has made key moves. One of those has been removing Willson Contreras from his position […]

Willson Contreras played a pivotal role in helping the St. Louis Cardinals take down his former team, the Chicago Cubs, on Monday night at Wrigley Field. Contreras, who’s currently transitioning from being a full-time catcher to DH, went 2-4 with a pair of RBIs in the Cardinals’ 3-1 victory. He also fully embraced the boo’s […]

The St. Louis Cardinals currently have one of the worst records in all of baseball with a paltry 11 wins and 24 losses. That record begs a lot of questioning, but none more so than what’s happening with Willson Contreras. I’m not sure many baseball fans, especially Cardinals’ fans, would have guessed that they would […]

Willson Contreras sent a heartfelt message to Chicago Cubs fans ahead of his return to Wrigley Field on Monday night. Contreras, who’s currently in the process of switching positions for the St. Louis Cardinals, echoed a different tune after getting a hit in his first at-bat versus Chicago in the game, video via Talkin’ Baseball. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ 2023 season has been messy to say the least. They are clearly underperforming, but there’s also been drama. Cardinals’ manager Oliver Marmol called out Tyler O’Neill for not hustling early in the season. Most recently, St. Louis made the decision to have Willson Contreras, their prized free agent signing this past […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are facing the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Monday night, and it will be Willson Contreras’ return to his old stadium for the first time since signing with the division rivals in the offseason. Contreras sent a message to Cubs fans before the game in an appearance with the media. […]

When the St. Louis Cardinals moved Willson Contreras from catcher, it was originally reported that he would spend some time in the outfield. However, the Cardinals have had a change of heart in how they will utilize Contreras moving forward. Contreras won’t play outfield in 2023, via Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made the odd decision on Saturday to move Willson Contreras to a DH and outfield role moving forward instead of having him catch. As a result, they called up Tres Barrera, who will split time with Andrew Knizner behind the plate. After announcing that Contreras won’t be catching for the time […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (10-23, worst record in National League) are in panic mode right now. The starting pitching staff is getting hit hard, bright prospects are being sent down to the minors and now expensive catcher Willson Contreras is being moved out of position. This team needs a familiar face to hold this house […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made a puzzling decision on Saturday, announcing that catcher Willson Contreras will either DH or play a corner outfield spot moving forward instead of being behind the dish. They ultimately called up Tres Barrera to split the catching duties with Andrew Knizner. Needless to say, Cardinals fans and baseball fans as […]

When a team is struggling with no sign of hope in sight, the organization has to get creative. The St. Louis Cardinals (10-23) continued their free fall in the National League, dropping their seventh game in a row to the Detroit Tigers Friday. Now, big changes are coming, starting behind the plate with catcher Willson […]

Early on in the 2023 MLB season, there have been quite a few disappointments, but there may not be one that’s bigger than the St. Louis Cardinals. After expecting to be the frontrunner to win the National League Central division this season, the Cardinals have crawled out to a 10-23 record, which is the third […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten off to a shockingly bad start. Through the first six weeks, the Cardinals have the worst record in the National League at 10-22. The players are frustrated, and things are starting to boil over. Following Thursday’s loss to the Los Angeles Angels, some Cardinals players expressed their frustrations, including […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are having a pitching crisis this season. The team is currently 8-12 for the season, and their pitching is a big reason for this collapse. From the starters to the bullpen, it seems like the slingers of St. Louis keeps serving up meatballs for their opponents. Amid this tumultuous period, catcher […]

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner has earned a reputation for being a hothead on the mound and we saw just that on Wednesday. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras took a big hack at a MadBum fastball and the veteran apparently didn’t like it, proceeding to tell Contreras to shut the f*** up. Well, Bumgarner […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks concluded a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. In the third inning, things got chippy between Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras and Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner. With the game tied at three, Bumgarner and Contreras got into a back-and-forth that resulted in some NSFW messages being hurled at one another. […]

After years of playing behind the plate opposite Yadier Molina, Willson Contreras joined the St. Louis Cardinals after the legendary catcher retired. He left the Chicago Cubs to sign with the Cardinals, bringing a huge change to the organization after Molina’s 19-year career. Despite being on opposite sides of one of MLB’s biggest rivalries, Contreras […]

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras suffered a scary knee injury on Opening Day versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Fortunately, Contreras seems to have avoided a significant injury. He’s being listed as day-to-day with a right knee contusion, per the Cardinals’ Twitter. St. Louis won the National League Central last season with Nolan Arenado and […]

It was a rough Opening Day to the 2023 MLB season for the St. Louis Cardinals. Not only did they blow a ninth-inning lead in a 10-9 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, but more importantly, the team lost star catcher Willson Contreras to injury. St. Louis’ big free agent signing left the game after […]

Thursday will be a start of a new era of St. Louis Cardinals baseball, as they are now in the post-Yadier Molina/Albert Pujols era. And for his regular-season debut for the Cardinals, which will take place on Opening Day against the Toronto Blue Jays at home, catcher Willson Contreras will be wearing a special pair […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will be heading into a brand new era in 2023 without Yadier Molina behind the plate. Thankfully, they’ve found quite the replacement in Willson Contreras, who signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the franchise in the winter. With a roster that’s packed with no shortage of talent, the Cardinals will […]

The notion that former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras could replace St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina behind home plate would have been blasphemous to Redbird fans just a year ago. Now, in the first game of Spring Training, they have welcomed in their new free agent acquisition with open arms. Contreras was greeted with […]