By Cardinals Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | June 28, 2016, 12:51 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to [Tuesday’s] game that they have activated switch-hitting catcher Brayan Pena (left knee surgery) from the 15-day disabled list and designated catcher Eric Fryer for assignment. Pena, 34, who underwent left knee surgery the firstRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 22, 2016, 1:14 pm CT Updated at 5:03 pm CT: Backed by a 12th consecutive quality start from the rotation by Michael Wacha and an offense which continued to fare well against Jake Arieta, the Cardinals won their eighth consecutive road gameRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 21, 2016, 5:31 pm CT Updated at 10:30 pm CT: Backed by an eleventh consecutive quality start by starting pitchers from Adam Wainwright, the long ball from Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday, and a scoreless (albeit adventurous) ninth inning from TrevorRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 20, 2016, 5:02 pm CT Updated at 10:32 pm CT: Trevor Rosenthal played with fire once again on Monday night, and a fortunate bounce off of home plate umpire Pat Hoberg which allowed Yadier Molina to throw out Albert Almora Jr.Read More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 7, 2016, 3:19 pm CT Exactly three months after the veteran infielder left spring training to return to St. Louis for a second opinion on his injured left thumb, Jhonny Peralta has returned to the Cardinals starting lineup, batting fifth and playingRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 6, 2016, 6:17 pm CT The Cardinals addressed their crowded infield situation on Monday, optioning second baseman Kolten Wong to Triple-A Memphis to open up a roster spot for Jhonny Peralta, who’s slated to be activated from the disabled list onRead More
By Major League Baseball Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | June 6, 2016, 2:25 pm CT Third baseman Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals has been named National League Player of the Week for the period ending June 5th. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network. Carpenter was Baseball’s top hitter lastRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | June 4, 2016, 11:17 am CT Just over two months after undergoing surgery on his left knee following a freak injury during spring training, Cardinals catcher Brayan Pena will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Springfield on Tuesday, GM John Mozeliak toldRead More