Rick Hummel

An seinem ersten Spieltag als Manager der Cardinals sagte Oliver Marmol, er fühle sich nicht anders als bei einem Frühjahrstrainingsspiel. Dies wurde natürlich 3 ½ Stunden vor dem ersten geplanten Pitch des Saisonauftakts mit den Pittsburgh Pirates in seinem Büro gesagt. „Ich bin mir sicher, dass sich das ändern wird, wenn wir rauskommen und Leute … Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Nationals’ Anibal Sanchez has not faced the Cardinals since he set the tone for Washington’s 2019 National League Championship Series sweep by scoring a no-hitter in the eighth inning of Game 1. The Cardinals ended by scoring against Sanchez that night in a Washington 2-0 win over Miles Mikolas. … Read more

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Sunday’s show of the Cardinals against the New York Mets’ powerful tandem of Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer didn’t go any better than might have been expected. Harrison Bader had two hits and a run that beat deGrom again, and Dylan Carlson doubled deGrom. Alec Burleson prevailed in each and … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Steven Matz was introduced to Cardinals television audiences on Saturday. His first game with two scoreless innings was against Washington. His second game against fellow tenants of Roger Dean Stadium in Miami bore no resemblance. The left-hander was bullied by a couple of groundball singles and a bloop. He was also bullied … Read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tyler O’Neill, who was one of the National League’s top all-rounders in 2021, knows what lies ahead for him and is comfortable with it. “No one wants to go to arbitration,” said the Cardinals outfielder, who in his first year of eligibility to arbitrate was unable to reach a 2022 … Read more

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—With a day off after the Cardinals’ first exhibition game, manager Oliver Marmol is using virtually the same lineup and batting order for Game 2 as he did in Friday’s opener. The one exception when the Cardinals meet the New York Mets here on Sunday is that Edmundo will bat Sosa for … Read more

JUPITER, Fla.—The next step for Cardinals sore right-hander Jack Flaherty will be revealed Saturday, and absent catcher Yadier Molina will report to camp Monday, manager Oliver Marmol said Friday morning ahead of the Cardinals’ first exhibition game of the spring . . Flaherty wasn’t at camp to get a second opinion on the ailing shoulder … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — There is news about Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes, but not yet about right-hander Jack Flaherty, both of whom came to camp with shoulder pain. Reyes, who led the club with 29 saves last season, was in Pensacola, Fla. on Wednesday to attend the famous Dr. Seeing James Andrews, who will not perform … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Of the more than 150 players at minor league camp here, only one has been with the Cardinals each of the last two seasons. Right-hander Seth Elledge played 12 games in the 2020 season shortened by the pandemic and 11 games in 2021. Now returning from the 40-man squad, Elledge is trying … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. – Athletes prepare for competition in different ways. For 18-year-old Cardinals minor league pitcher Alec Willis, of Regis High School in Aurora, Colorado, that meant going to a movie. But it wasn’t anything of the “Rocky” variety. Willis watched the computer animated comedy “Ratatouille,” released by Walt Disney Pictures, Sunday night before his … Read more