By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | March 9, 2016, 11:44 am CT After eleven seasons in the majors, including eight wearing the birds on the bat, veteran second baseman/outfielder Skip Schumaker has decided to retire from professional baseball, the Padres announced on Wednesday. Schumaker had been inRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | March 8, 2016, 11:50 pm CT Updated 3/9 at 7:40 am CT with Molina in Wednesday’s lineup: Three days after tearing a ligament in his left thumb on a routine ground ball, Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta traveled to St. Louis on Tuesday getRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | March 7, 2016, 11:15 pm CT The St. Louis Cardinals are bracing for confirmation that they’ll start the season with their ninth different Opening Day shortstop in the last ten years after All-Star Jhonny Peralta suffered what the team believes to be a ligamentRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | March 6, 2016, 11:50 pm CT With his slowly increasing work behind the plate continuing to go smoothly as he works his way back from thumb surgery, Yadier Molina could reach two key benchmarks this week, manager Mike Matheny told reporters, includingRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Mar. 5, 2016, 10:15 am CT Updated at 11:41 am CT with Holliday scratched from lineup: Slated to make his professional debut at first base for the Cardinals in the team’s third Spring Training game on Saturday, Matt Holliday was scratched fromRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Mar. 4, 2016, 4:00 pm CT Major League Baseball announced on Friday that Cardinals minor league infielder Luke Doyle has been suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for the stimulant Amphetamine. Drafted by the Cardinals in the 20th roundRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Mar. 2, 2016, 11:00 am CT Update 3/4 at 6:44 pm CT: MLB Network’s Jon Heyman confirmed the breakdown of Wong’s contract first reported Wednesday by Chris Cotillo of SB Nation: Wong is set to earn $1.25 million in 2016, $2.5 millionRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Feb. 27, 2016, 11:12 am CT A familiar face will bring a unique perspective to Cardinals games in 2016, as the team announced on Friday that former All Star outfielder Jim Edmonds will join the broadcast booth as color commentator forRead More