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In a rematch of the 1985 World Series, interleague clubs collide as the Kansas City Royals battle the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Welcome to another edition of our MLB odds series, where our Royals-Cardinals prediction and pick will be revealed.   The Royals enter this contest after playing .500 ball over the weekend, […]

Welcome National League Central fans to an opening day matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. With both squads looking to start off the 2022 season on the right foot, let’s take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Pirates-Cardinals prediction and pick will be unveiled.   The Pirates […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were looking to fill out their starting rotation for 2022, and the team revealed its surprising plans for the final rotation spot ahead of Opening Day. According to Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cards are planning to utilize flame-throwing pitcher Jordan Hicks as their fifth starter. He’ll toe […]

Things are going well in St. Louis. The Cardinals have reunited Albert Pujols with Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright, and the team seems primed for a postseason run in 2022. However, things are not going as well in the Pujols household.  Albert Pujols is reportedly filing for divorce just days after his wife had a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals made their fans very happy when they re-signed longtime first baseman Albert Pujols to a free agent contract. Pujols, who announced that this year will be his last, will finish his illustrious career at the place where it began. Not only that, but the Cardinals have big plans for Pujols on […]

Not long ago, former St. Louis Cardinals star Matt Carpenter was one of the most consistent and dangerous hitters in MLB. Fast forward a few years, and he’s struggling to hold onto a roster spot. According to reports, the Texas Rangers informed the veteran infielder that he would not be making the roster ahead of […]

The St. Louis Cardinals bought out the final two years of arbitration with Gold Glove winning outfielder Harrison Bader by agreeing to a two-year, $10.4 million dollar contract, per Ken Rosenthal. The Cardinals currently feature one of baseball’s best defenses with players such as Bader, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt, and Tyler O’Neil on the diamond. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have avoided an arbitration hearing with outfielder Harrison Bader. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Cardinals and Bader came to terms on a two-year extension deal that will cover his “final two years of arbitration.” Rosenthal further adds that Bader is now set to earn $4.7 million for the 2022 […]

After returning to the St. Louis Cardinals recently, Albert Pujols certainly has a lot of things in his mind, especially with the upcoming season being his last in the MLB. Despite that, though, he remains focused on supporting his wife Deidre Pujols who underwent brain surgery on Wednesday. While in spring training at St. Louis […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has led the team back into the playoff conversation following a disappointing beginning to the 2021-2022 NBA season. However, Tatum has apparently been paying attention to more than just basketball, as he recently  took to Twitter to share his reaction the to news of Albert Pujols returning to St. Louis to […]

Albert Pujols recently signed a one-year contract to return to St. Louis. Following the contract becoming official, Pujols also revealed that 2022 would be his final season in the big leagues, per Bob Nightengale. It could be a magical year for the Cardinals as they will feature a number of franchise legends on the roster […]

The St. Louis Cardinals gave their fans a massive wave of nostalgia when they announced the signing of veteran first baseman Albert Pujols on Sunday. Pujols agreed to a one-year deal with the Cardinals, the franchise where he spent the first 11 seasons of his Hall of Fame career. The three-time MVP secured two World […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are looking to bounce back from a 90-win season that ended in the Wild Card Game. The roster is filled with stars, young and old, as they look to make it back to the World Series, which they have not done in over a decade. They might be looking for an […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most storied franchises in MLB history. With 11 World Series titles to their name, the Cardinals have been a model of consistency over their 130-year history.   The Cardinals enter the 2022 season looking to build upon three consecutive playoff appearances. They will look to challenge the […]

St. Louis Cardinals all-star pitcher Adam Wainwright is known being a great teammate off of the field. His kindness and generosity have been well-documented over the years. However, he is also not someone to mince words and is willing to make his opinion known. Wainwright recently expressed his frustration with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred by […]

When Albert Pujols was released by the Los Angeles Angels last season, speculation ramped up on the odds of the three-time National League MVP Award winner rejoining the St. Louis Cardinals. In the end, Pujols wound up signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead. Now with the implementation of the universal designated hitter, there is […]

Free agent Trevor Story is one of the most talented shortstops in all of baseball. He has a lethal combination of power and speed while playing a premium position. According to MLB Marathon on Twitter, the Yankees, Cardinals, and Red Sox have all displayed interest in the all-star shortstop. It should be noted that he […]

The implementation of the universal designated hitter could end up prolonging the careers of a multitude of veteran sluggers in MLB today, including Albert Pujols. According to Univision’s Mike Rodriguez, Pujols is garnering free agency interest from the Seattle Mariners and a pair of National League teams in the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado […]

The MLB is currently in a lockout that shows no current signs of ending anytime soon, despite a glimmer of hope recently. Even still, rumors are still swirling around the hot stove, particularly concerning St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty. Flaherty isn’t due to be eligible for free agency until after the 2023 season, […]

New York Mets’ owner Steven Cohen is not happy. He and the rest of the Mets organization were under the impression that they would be able to make a final offer to starting pitcher Steven Matz before he signed an official deal. Yet this didn’t fall through, and Matz eventually went on to sign a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals recently signed MLB free agent starting pitcher Steven Matz to a four-year, $44 million deal on Tuesday. Matz enjoyed a bounce back season for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were reportedly making a push for the services of the southpaw. MLB Network reporter Jon Morosi details how the Blue Jays fell […]

The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off an incredible stretch in September, winning 17 in a row in the final month of the regular season to advance to the Wild Card Game. Although the Cardinals were promptly eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, it was a step in the right direction for a club that performed […]

The St. Louis Cardinals denied Matt Carpenter’s club option last week, which means he will become a free agent. That will end a long, successful 11-year stint with the franchise in which he played a key part in numerous playoff runs. Carpenter reflected on his time with the Cardinals in a heartfelt Players Tribune article: […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have elected to decline the 2022 options for both infielder Matt Carpenter and veteran pitcher Carlos Martinez, the Major League Baseball Players Association announced on Thursday. Carpenter had an $18.5 million club option for the 2022 season. But as expected, the Cardinals have opted against triggering the option and thus, the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals shocked the MLB world when they fired manager Mike Shildt. They then made another bold move by hiring 35-year-old Oliver Marmol to be the next manager. The hiring became official on Monday. The 35-year-old Marmol is now the youngest manager in baseball since Eric Wedge was hired by Cleveland in 2003. Wedge […]

The St. Louis Cardinals dropped a bombshell on Thursday by firing manager Mike Shildt, who had one year remaining on his current deal. The club said it boiled down to “philosophical differences”. Take it for what you will, but by no surprise, Cardinals fans will be wondering, could a reunion be in store with Tony […]

After three full season as the manager for the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Shildt is out the door, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Mike Shildt is out as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 14, 2021 The move comes after the Cardinals got red-hot in September, winning […]

The 2021 National League Wild Card Game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals was a gripping drama, going into the bottom of the ninth with a score of 1-1. That’s when Chris Taylor played hero, blasting a two-run dinger off Alex Reyes to walk off the Cardinals and send the Dodgers to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals had an amazing run to end the season, but their magic just ran out. Chris Taylor just hit the walk-off homerun to propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to the NLDS. Check out the clutch blast below that won it for the Dodgers: CHRIS TAYLOR WALKS IT OFF FOR THE DODGERS (via […]

We made it, everyone: the 2021 MLB Playoffs are finally here. Everywhere you look, there are great storylines waiting to unfold, and when it comes to predicting a World Series champion, the field feels as open as ever. But that doesn’t mean we’re not going to make some rock-solid predictions anyway. With the Wild Card […]

The St. Louis Cardinals looked all but done at the beginning of September. Fast forward to October, and Mike Shildt’s club just had a 17-game winning streak come to an end and they’ve now punched a ticket to the NL Wild Card game. Despite it seeming obvious, Shildt still confirmed, per ESPN, that veteran Adam […]

As the 2021 season nears its final weekend, much of the baseball world is focused on the five-team AL wild-card race, and for good reason. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting together an incredibly impressive winning streak that has vaulted them into the second NL wild-card spot and turned them into a legitimate contender. […]

No team in MLB is as hot as the St. Louis Cardinals are entering the final two weeks of the season. The Cardinals have won 11 straight and currently lead the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies by four games for the final wild-card spot in the National League. Per ESPN, this is the longest win […]

The Cardinals will travel to Milwaukee to face the Brewers in a four-game series in this NL Central showdown. St. Louis is one of the hottest teams in baseball, having lost their last game on September 10th, going 9-1 over this ten-game span. The Cardinals hold the second wildcard spot in the National League, three […]

The San Diego Padres will travel to The Show-Me State to battle it out against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of their three-game series.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Cardinals prediction and pick. This series has extreme playoff implications. The Cardinals currently lead the Padres by […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets will begin a three-game series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cardinals-Mets prediction and pick. This is the part of the season where games hold a little more weight, and this matchup isn’t any different. The Cardinals are sitting […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to seal a series win on Thursday morning while the St. Louis Cardinals look for a split of the four game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Cardinals prediction and pick. St. Louis currently stands at 70-68 and is 36-32 at home. If you put […]

The Dodgers look to win their third game in a row against the Cardinals, in the third of a four-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Dodgers-Cardinals prediction and pick. Although the Dodgers have won the first time games of the series, the […]

Albert Pujols and the Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off a series loss to the San Francisco Giants, which resulted in them losing the top spot in the National League West Division. They will now try to recover when they continue a road trip that will bring them to Pujols’ old stomping grounds — Busch […]