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The Fourth-Place Cardinals Are MLB’s Team to Beat. No, Really.

Following a depressing start, St. Louis now looks like the best team in the NL Central.

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Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt launches two homers, Ryan Helsley holds on for win vs. Reds

CINCINNATI — At a ballpark where innings are known to go super sideways as homers go up, up, and away, to walls both near and far, the Cardinals turned for a second consecutive day to their closer.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals cannot capitalize on late opportunities, fall in 10th inning to Reds

CINCINNATI — The Cardinals had chance after chance after chance in the late innings Monday to turn a tie game into their latest triumph on the climb back to contention.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals' remarkable turnaround fueled by trust, confidence and crooked numbers

The St. Louis native Earl Weaver, who captured pennants and a World Series title as Baltimore’s manager, famously won games because of “pitching, defense and three-run homers.”

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Nolan Gorman blasts tie-breaking homer, launching Cardinals to 6-5 victory over Dodgers

ST. LOUIS — As opening day approached, manager Oliver Marmol said the player who arguably had the most impressive camp for the Cardinals did so without much fanfare or attention and just excelled all spring, quietly.

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Benjamin Hochman: The art of ‘not hitting.’ Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar walks better than most in baseball

The walk in baseball is actually kind of weird. In-game success is generally generated from a physical accomplishment — hitting a ball, throwing a ball, catching a ball — but the base on balls is a reward for not doing anything to the ball (or, really, at all).

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The drama between Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals, explained

Why are the struggling Cardinals blaming Willson Contreras?

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Cardinals remove ex-Cub Willson Contreras from catching rotation

Manager Oliver Marmol said the decision was made after a meeting with president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, pitching coach Dusty Blake and Contreras.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras has no hard feelings toward Cubs

Contreras, who will be making his Wrigley return Monday, remains close with former Cubs teammates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bring more trees to under-resourced neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with less tree canopy tend to have more people of color and lower incomes, and residents pay the price with greater pollution and higher temperatures. We need action to make trees more equitably available, the Morton Arboretum president writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals power past Colorado to avoid rocky road trip; Jordan Walker keeps streak alive

DENVER — Leave it to a Nolan to find a way to win in Colorado.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals swept by Braves as Jordan Walker hits first major-league home run

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals wrapped up the first home stand of the season by losing their third straight game to an impressive Atlanta Braves ballclub, 5-2, in front of an announced crowd of 36,300 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

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Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol called out and benched Tyler O’Neill despite an awful send by 3B coach

Or ... MAYBE ... blame the third base coach?

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Cardinals Manager Calls Out Outfielder’s ‘Unacceptable’ Effort After He Was Thrown Out at Home

Just five games into the season, the St. Louis skipper already had an issue with the outfielder’s hustle.

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Lynn Worthy: Cardinals Opening Day at Busch Stadium a unique experience for St. Louis newcomer

ST. LOUIS — A strong trail of breadcrumbs led the way to my first Opening Day at Busch Stadium. There were enough visits as an out-of-town beat writer and interactions with folks who’d either worked around the Cardinals or lived in St. Louis to give me an idea of what…

Daily Mirror

Inside look at St Louis Cardinals Spring Training ahead of London game

Mirror Sport spent a few days with the St Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida ahead of the 2023 MLB season in which the team are set to play in London against their rival Chicago Cubs

Daily Mirror

St Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol on "gruelling" MLB pressure that "eats you alive"

St Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol enjoyed a strong first year as manager of the Cardinals as he become the youngest coach in MLB history to win their division, but is all too familiar with that losing feeling

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Masyn Winn's confidence high after sublime camp with Cardinals: 'I think I belong up here'

JUPITER, Fla. — Dynamic, athletic and with his own distinct swagger, Cardinals prospect and potential shortstop of the future Masyn Winn came into his first big-league spring training camp expecting a unique learning experience. The Cardinals' decision-makers similarly expected a great opportunity to learn.

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Ben Frederickson: Are people sleeping on this Cardinals offense? Oliver Marmol thinks so.

JUPITER, Fla. — There is this pesky mini refrigerator in Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol’s office that has presented a problem throughout spring training.

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Ben Frederickson: Sooner rather than later, Cardinals need a new wave of World Series championship experience

JUPITER, Fla. — Something should strike you about this Cardinals roster that will be introduced to a packed Busch Stadium on opening day.

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Cardinals opening day starter Adam Wainwright will instead begin year on injured list

JUPITER, Fla. — A few hours before being named officially as the Cardinals' opening day starter for his final season in the majors, Adam Wainwright instead will be placed on the injured list with a groin strain sustained during the World Baseball Classic.

Sports Illustrated

Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright Headed for IL With Groin Injury

The St. Louis projected opening day starter is headed to the injured list after a groin strain during the World Baseball Classic.

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Lessons learned as a child showing maturity, poise for Cardinals prospect Tink Hence

At around the time Cardinals pitching prospect Tink Hence was eight or nine years old, the baseball conversations he’d hear while sitting in the back seat of the family car between his father and older brothers about managing emotions when playing the sport began to resonate with the future 63rd…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: Harrison Bader, Cardinals reunion reminds how trades can work both ways

TAMPA, Fla. — From behind a pair of pastel-colored sunglass lenses only he could pull off, Harrison Bader said there are some emotions he prefers to keep to himself for now.

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Ben Frederickson: Cardinals bench coach Joe McEwing stirs team with speech 23 years after his trade

JUPITER, Fla. — Twenty-three years ago next week, team morale at Cardinals spring training took a hit when clubhouse and fan favorite super sub Joe McEwing was traded to the Mets for reliever Jesse Orosco.

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