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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is playing out the final season of his memorable MLB career. Wainwright is expected to retire from baseball at the end of the 2023 MLB regular season. With the Cardinals virtually out of the running for the playoffs, St. Louis can align some of their moves to give way […]

Amid the St. Louis Cardinals’ awful 2023 season, the team is chasing one achievement for their legend. Adam Wainwright, the long-time ace of the team, is two wins away from racking up 200 career wins in his career. The 40-year old legend still has some juice left in the tank (despite a rough season all […]

Adam Wainwright finally pitched well enough to pick up his 199th career victory. The St. Louis Cardinals’ offense didn’t show up. Despite giving up just one run in six innings, Adam Wainwright was credited with a loss in the Cardinals’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Padres Monday night. Padres starter Blake […]

Adam Wainwright has dealt with injury concerns in 2023. He’s also struggled when healthy. Still, the Cardinals have stuck with Wainwright as his retirement looms. That may change soon though if the veteran right-hander can’t find his footing soon. “We sat down, we talked through it, like: ‘Listen, we’re going to take your next start […]

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol might have to make an uncomfortable decision regarding Adam Wainwright. Needing just two more victories to achieve the 200th win of his MLB career, Adam Wainwright is as bad as any starting pitcher in the National League. For the season, the Cardinals’ starter has an 8.78 ERA and a […]

St. Louis Cardinals legend Adam Wainwright is on the cusp of an incredible milestone despite his team’s disastrous season, and is only two wins away from achieving it. The 41-year-old hurler is in his 18th MLB season and he’s been a Cardinal for life, debuting with the team in 2005. He announced before this season […]

Adam Wainwright had another disappointing outing in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Colorado Rockies. Adam Wainwright gave up nine hits and a season-high seven runs in the Cardinals’ loss. The veteran lasted just three innings, failing to throw a quality start for a sixth straight appearance. Wainwright has failed […]

Father time remains undefeated when battling it out with professional athletes. Most players can run as fast as they want by changing up their routine or diet. Although, age will surely catch up to them. A lot of people can play well into their forties but injuries and aches get longer to heal from. This […]

Adam Wainwright’s career with the St. Louis Cardinals is ending after the 2023 season. But it’s possible that he has pitched his last ball for the Redbirds. The 41-year-old is injured, and he may not make it back to the rotation. Wainwright’s miserable 2023 season is just one of the many, many things going wrong […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have made a series of roster moves as starting pitcher Adam Wainwright heads to the injured list with a right shoulder strain, according to John Denton of MLB.com Adam Wainwright has struggled mightily this season, and will head to the injured list with the aforementioned shoulder strain. Andrew Knizner is going […]

The St. Louis Cardinals can’t wait for the All-Star break after what has been a disastrous start to the season. After losing Monday against the Miami Marlins and manager Oli Marmol being ripped apart on Twitter, Tuesday didn’t get any better. Adam Wainwright left the game early and the Marlins destroyed the Cardinals 15-2. After […]

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright sure hopes that he reached rock bottom with his last start. Wainwright failed to make it out of the second inning of what turned out to be a 14-0 loss against the Houston Astros Thursday. Wainwright was so bad that he made sure to address the outing with Cardinals […]

The 2023 season has been a nightmare so far for the St. Louis Cardinals, and things didn’t get better for them across the pond when they faced the Chicago Cubs in London on Saturday. Adam Wainwright got pummeled to the tune of 11 hits and seven earned runs in three innings as the Cardinals dropped […]

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their downward spiral this season and the pressure of minimizing the mistakes is getting to the team. Manager Oliver Marmol issued the perfect take after the latest series loss to the Cincinnati Reds, one that was avoidable if not for a lead-off walk in the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss. […]

If the Oakland Athletics didn’t exist, the St. Louis Cardinals would be in the running for worst team in the MLB this season. Adam Wainwright is very aware of the Cardinals problems and is hoping St. Louis can respond. Heading into Tuesday’s contest against the Texas Rangers, the Cardinals were sporting a National League worst […]

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 […]

After a lengthy wait, Adam Wainwright was finally given the green light to feature for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. Wainwright was activated off the 15-day injured list ahead of the Cardinals’ home matchup against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. The three-time All-Star was sidelined for over a month due to a groin injury. […]

Adam Wainwright is expected to make his 2023 season debut for the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Busch Stadium against the Detroit Tigers, per Katie Woo. This will be the final season debut of Wainwright’s career, as the three-time All-Star is set to retire following the ’23 campaign. Wainwright pitched to the tune of […]

While Adam Wainwright is entering his final season with the St. Louis Cardinals, he has yet to pitch for the team in 2023. However, Wainwright seems to have taken the next step in his return and could soon get his proper send off with the Cardinals. Wainwright threw a 33-pitch bullpen session on Saturday, via […]

St. Louis Cardinals fans were treated to a very special and bittersweet moment Thursday when beloved pitcher Adam Wainwright stepped on the field for the final Opening Day of his career. He made it count with a memorable rendition of the National Anthem that induced goosebumps all throughout Busch Stadium. It was just as surreal […]

St. Louis Cardinals‘ pitcher Adam Wainwright is officially playing in his last MLB season. On Opening Day Thursday, he surprised his teammates and all of Busch Stadium by performing the national anthem, via Sportsnet. The @Cardinals’ own Adam Wainwright (@UncleCharlie50) sings the U.S. anthem for #OpeningDay! pic.twitter.com/rZ6wtN2RRi — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 30, 2023 It was […]

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 […]

Just days after returning to Spring Training camp from the World Baseball Classic, veteran Adam Wainwright has suffered an injury. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright is dealing with a groin strain and will begin the season on the IL, manager Oli Marmol said on Thursday morning in Jupiter, as reported by John Denton. […]

Team USA will be looking to book their spot in the last four of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday as they face Venezuela in the quarterfinals. On the mound, Lance Lynn will get the ball, despite Adam Wainwright last pitching in the tournament opener. It would make sense for him to earn the start […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ SP Adam Wainwright was announced as Team USA’s Game one starter for the World Baseball Classic, per Jon Morosi. Wainwright, a former All-Star who’s preparing for his final season in the big leagues, is set to make his WBC debut. Team USA will battle Great Britain to kick things off on Saturday night […]

St. Louis Cardinals’ veteran SP Adam Wainwright reportedly topped out at just 86 MPH in his most recent Spring Training outing. Although many pitchers require time to build up strength and increase velo as the spring rolls on, Wainwright’s mark was concerning to say the least. The former All-Star revealed the reason for his low […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have high aspirations for the 2023 MLB season. They’ve been one of the more consistent teams in the league over the past few years, but have not won a World Series title since 2011. St. Louis is looking to change that narrative and bring home the World Series trophy this year. […]

For the first time in his major league career, St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright will have a new battery mate. Yadier Molina called it a career following the Cardinals’ National League wild-card round elimination at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies last season. It took a while for the Cardinals to find a […]

Adam Wainwright has pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2005. However, up to this point in his career, Wainwright had never pitched in the World Baseball Classic. That will change in 2023 as Wainwright is a member of Team USA for the WBC. The Cardinals’ pitcher couldn’t stop gushing about his newfound opportunity. Wainwright […]

Jack Flaherty has dealt with no shortage of injuries in recent years. The St. Louis Cardinals’ star pitcher fought back tears when talking to the media about Adam Wainwright, stating that he wants to be a factor during Wainwright’s final MLB season, per Derrick Goold. “He’s (Wainwright) always been there for me,” Flaherty said. A […]

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina made MLB history last season when they took the mound together for their 325th career start, setting the majors record for most together as a battery. The chances of Wainwright accomplishing the feat with newly signed catcher Willson Contreras? Not likely, says Molina. “I asked Yadi what the chances are […]

Willson Contreras recently inked a 5-year, $87.5M dollar deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The star catcher revealed that Adam Wainwright was the first Cardinals’ player to reach out amid the signing. And Contreras shared Wainwright’s hilarious Yadier Molina-inspired message, per Talkin’ Baseball. “Waino (Adam Wainwright) was the first guy to call me when the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals resurgent second half of the 2022 MLB season came to a crushing end when they were swept out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round by the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss brought an end to Albert Pujols’ storied MLB career, but the same can’t be said for Adam Wainwright, who […]

Adam Wainwright previously announced that he will return for the 2023 season. However, Wainwright recently added that the 2023 campaign will be his final one in the big leagues, per Derrick Goold. “Yes, this will be the last one,” Wainwright said. “But everyone relax, let me go out and pitch. … I’m coming back to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are saying goodbye to legends like Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. One of the Cardinals’ other veteran legends, Adam Wainwright, isn’t going anywhere yet. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wainwright is returning to the Cardinals next season. “Adam Wainwright will be returning to [the Cardinals] for the 2023 […]

Adam Wainwright pitched in uncharacteristic fashion down the stretch for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright recently broke his silence in reference to his struggles with a lengthy explanation on Twitter. “Want to clear a few things up as I didn’t pitch like I wanted to down the stretch and feel the need to explain,” Wainwright […]

Last night, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 4-1. Not only was this game significant in the standings, pushing the Cardinals eight games ahead of the Brewers in the NL Central, but it was also a historical outing for two Cardinals greats. Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright started their […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most successful franchises in the 21st century. Since the 2000 season, the Cardinals have only finished with a losing record only once, a 78-84 record in 2007, perennially being in the playoff hunt despite a revolving cast of stars. However, through all that roster turnover, one pair […]

Adam Wainwright is not letting Father Time slow him down. The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher is enjoying a successful season at 40 years old, posting a 3.11 ERA across 156.1 innings entering his latest start against the Atlanta Braves. Wainwright is not in the class as fireballers like Jacob deGrom. All his pitches are below […]