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 3, 2016, 11:04 pm CT After a hand cut that required three stitches delayed his rehab assignment a few days, Jhonny Peralta is likely to be activated by the Cardinals on Tuesday in Cincinnati after playing with Class A Advanced PalmRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | May 29, 2016, 10:19 pm CT When Jhonny Peralta returns from mid-March left thumb surgery (after a brief delay) in the near future, he likely won’t be returning to the starting shortstop job he’s held for the last two seasons thanksRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | May 28, 2016, 11:24 am CT Ruben Tejada’s time wearing the birds on the bat appears to have come to an end. Just over two months after he signed with St. Louis with the prospect of regular playing time at shortstop, the 26-year-oldRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | May 27, 2016, 11:25 pm CT Ruben Tejada’s time wearing the birds on the bat appears to be almost up. Just over two months after he signed with St. Louis with the prospect of regular playing time at shortstop, “indications are” that theRead More
By Cardinals Press Release | STLBaseballToday.com | May 26, 2016, 10:19 pm CT ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals announced today [Thursday] that infielder Matt Carpenter has been placed on Major League Baseball’s Paternity List and that the team has recalled infielder Greg Garcia from Memphis (AAA). Garcia, 26, began the season on theRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today One day after exiting after five innings as a precaution due to left hip tightness, Matt Carpenter is in the Cardinals starting lineup on Sunday as the redbirds look to take three out of four from the Brewers. Carpenter told reporters after the game that theRead More
By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter exited Saturday night’s game against the Brewers after just five innings due to left hip tightness, with Mark Reynolds taking over at third base. The team announced that his removal was precautionary. “Yeah, just tight,” Carpenter told BrianRead More