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Rob Rains

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2 years

Players have started to arrive at #STLCards complex. One of the first to show up? Harrison Bader.

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3 years

Sources tell @StLSportsPage that former Cardinal Skip Schumaker is expected to be named the #STLCards new bench coach.

Skip Schumaker coming back to Cardinals, will be team's new bench coach - News from Rob Rains,...

STLSportsPage.com was started in 2012 by Rob Rains and Sally Tippett Rains. This free, quick-loading, mobile-friendly website provides up to the minute news from the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues, and...

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2 years

MLB wants to attract new fans through new streaming channels but are screwing their current fans. There is no harm in keeping games on their current channels while adding the new outlets. It's a different audience. Paid $5 to watch #STLCards but will cancel Peacock tomorrow.

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Rob Rains

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2 years

Jordan Walker is making his first start in left field tonight for Springfield as #STLCards top prospect begins transition from third base.

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2 years

Nolan Gorman was told during batting practice Thursday that he was being called up by #STLCards . Five minutes later, he found out his childhood friend, Matthew Liberatore, was being called up too. "We just had that look in our eyes when we saw each other."

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Rob Rains

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4 years

The #STLCards are promoting top prospect Dylan Carlson. Will be with team in Chicago this weekend per John Mozeliak.

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10 days

Looking forward to listening to these two guys tonight on #STLCards broadcast against Cubs.

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4 years

Ok so everybody who saw the #STLCards scoring 4 runs in the first inning in their first game in 17 days please raise your hand.

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3 years

A year ago, Lars Nootbaar was getting up at 4 a.m. six days a week to go to work at an aerospace engineering company. After his rookie season with the #STLCards , his life now is a lot different.

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2 years

The #STLCards pull off a surprise at the start of the international signing period, complete deal with power-hitting OF Won-Bin Cho from South Korea, one of 12 players signed on Saturday.

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4 years

Ten years after the fight that ended his #STLCards career, a candid Jason LaRue opens up about the lingering side effects from that concussion - and what still bothers him the most about what happened that day.

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2 years

As Wainwright and Molina get set for their record-tying 324th start together, this was #STLCards lineup for start number one on April 6, 2007 at Houston: Eckstein Duncan Pujols Rolen Wilson Molina Taguchi Kennedy Wainwright

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Rob Rains

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6 years

Always fun to watch people react to news like they know what they are talking about, especially in cases like #stlcards promotion of Mike Shildt. This job was 13 years in the making, not 38 games.

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10 months

The #STLCards could call up their top prospect, Masyn Winn, as soon as Thursday. When it does happen, Winn says he is "100 percent" ready for the major leagues.

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2 years

Another homer for Nolan Gorman in Memphis .. 7th of the season. #STLCards

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5 years

The #STLCards top pick in last year's draft, Nolan Gorman will join the major league team for today's game in Jupiter.

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5 years

Shildt missed a chance to send a message by not pulling Molina from the game for a lack of hustle. If he cant run out a ground ball he shouldn't be playing. Pure and simple. #STLCards

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4 years

As of now, the #STLCards will have 5 of the top 101 picks in this year's draft .. picks number 21, 55, 64, 71 and 101.

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3 years

I am told #STLCards plan to start Lars Nootbaar in left field tonight as he makes his MLB debut.

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4 years

Jim Edmonds would like to work more with the #STLCards hitters next season, believing he has "a lot to offer" but his role likely will not be as a full-time member of the team's coaching staff.

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2 years

Just got text from #STLCards player "Finally. Let's play some baseball."

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Rob Rains

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10 months

Good seats still available at Busch today for #STLCards     vs Mets.

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3 years

The billboards are already up as the #STLCards welcome Nolan Arenado to town after a trade that had everyone asking the same question. "How in the world were the Cardinals able to get Nolan Arenado?"

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5 years

Carpenter leading off again for #STLCards tonight and Fowler hitting second. In his last 14 starts since July 17, Fowler is 7-of-51, a .137 average, while Lane Thomas sits on the #STLCards bench and Randy Arozarena remains in Memphis.

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3 years

Nootbaar hit for the cycle today.

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3 years

A year ago, Lars Nootbaar was getting up at 4 a.m. six days a week to go to work at an aerospace engineering company. After his rookie season with the #STLCards , his life now is a lot different.

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2 years

Now a 3-of-4 day for DeJong in Memphis with a HR, double and 4 RBIs #STLCards

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2 years

The #STLCards charter flight has finally departed Washington more than five hours later than scheduled. Don't know reason for the long delay.

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2 years

Fun with numbers .. since Aug. 2 trade deadline: #STLCards Lars Nootbaar .. .298 avg 2 HR 10 RBIs 15 R 17 BB .455 OBP .998 OPS in 19 games. Juan Soto .. .286 avg 2 HR 4 RBIs 14 R 17 BB .438 OBP .898 OPS in 18 games.

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4 years

Ted Simmons has been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. #STLCards

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2 years

Hjerpe led college pitchers this season with 161 strkeouts in 103 innings. Only issued 23 walks. #STLCards

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6 years

The #STLCards first round draft pick, Nolan Gorman, homered in his second at bat of his pro debut tonight for Johnson City.

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3 years

Jeff and Caryn Carlson were finally able to see their oldest son, Dylan, play in person for the first time with the #STLCards at the home opener - an emotional, incredible, unreal day.

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5 years

Shildt confirms that Flaherty will start tomorrow for #STLCards

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3 years

Somewhere on that little piece of paper that tells #STLCards pitchers what to do it needs to say "throw strikes"

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3 years

@JonHeyman Coming into game he had hit 2 of the last 123 batters he faced dating back to last year.

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4 years

Dylan Carlson will be only the 3rd player in #STLCards history to start in the cleanup spot at age 21 in a postseason game. The others were Albert Pujols in 2001 and Stan Musial in 1942.

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2 years

Yepez joining #STLCards in KC after already playing today for Memphis, hitting his 9th home run.

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10 months

Thomas Saggese, acquired by #STLCards from Texas, hit for the cycle tonight for Springfield at Wichita, driving in four runs.

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2 years

Yadier Molina has arrived at #STLCards camp.

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3 years

Not a bad way to start my stay in Arizona Fall League. Jordan Hicks on the mound. #STLCards

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5 years

With all of the attention in St. Louis focused on Albert Pujols' return, not nearly enough has been devoted to the fact this will be the first game at Busch for Mike Trout, the best player in the game. #STLCards

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5 years

And now a second home run for Nolan Gorman for @peoriachiefs . Now has 5 RBIs tonight. He is hitting .476 for the season. #STLCards

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4 years

Nolan Gorman confirms that both he and Matthew Liberatore will be in #STLCards major league camp in spring training as non roster invitees.

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2 years

An in-depth look at what has made Brendan Donovan such an instant success with the #STLCards . He's doing it by playing the way he has always played, out-working and playing harder than everybody else. "This is my game ... that's my edge."

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5 years

So now Wainwright has struck out both Tatis Sr. and Tatis Jr. in his career. #STLCards

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6 years

Am told by a source that #STLCards are promoting Nolan Gorman, their top pick in this year's draft who has been on a tear at Johnson City, to the Peoria Chiefs today.

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2 years

On the first day of the international signing period, reports out of South Korea link the #STLCards to a 17-year-old OF, Cho Won-Bin, who it is believed wants to sign with an MLB team instead of the KBO. Reports are not confirmed but potentially this could be a big deal if true.

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5 years

Getting ready for tonight's #STLCards game, can't help but think of the last #NLCS game at Busch - Oct. 12, 2014, vs Giants. Oscar Taveras tied it with PH HR in 7th before Wong hit walk-off HR in 9th. Two weeks later Taveras was killed in car wreck in the Dominican Republic.

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5 years

Here is a neat fact to add to the Tommy Edman story -- he is the only player in the majors to hit home runs off both Josh Hader and Max Scherzer this season, and he did it in a span of 10 plate appearances. #STLCards

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2 years

After a dominating regular season, #STLCards pitching prospect Tink Hence is having more success in the Arizona Fall League despite being the youngest pitcher in the league. "He's as special as they come."

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5 years

Fowler, Carpenter out of #STLCards lineup tonight. Edman 3B Martinez RF Goldschmidt 1B Ozuna LF Molina C DeJong SS Bader CF Wong 2B Hudson P

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2 months

Victor Scott II rejoins #STLCards , will make MLB debut in CF in Thursday's season-opener. One of the text messages he received Tuesday came from Vince Coleman urging him to "seize the moment."

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2 years

The #STLCards have been linked by Baseball America to 2 top international free agents in the signing period that begins Sat ... SS Jonathan Mejia from the DR and C Luis Rodriguez from Venezuela.

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3 years

Jordan Walker, less than 50 games into his career, already is one of #STLCards top prospects. “The thing about Jordan is that he’s 19, a young 19, and he doesn’t know he isn’t supposed to be hitting 450-foot home runs. That isn’t supposed to happen yet.”

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3 years

In Springfield tonight, where #STLCards top prospect Nolan Gorman is making his pro debut at second base.

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2 years

No homers but Nolan Gorman is 3 of 3 so far tonight for Memphis, raising average to .311. #STLCards

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5 years

Another night in Memphis ... another Dylan Carlson home run. #STLCards

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2 years

How badly have #STLCards needed a lefthanded power bat like Nolan Gorman? He now has 2 HRs in 30 ABs. The rest of the team's lefty hitters have a total of 5 in 433 combined at-bats so far this season.

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5 years

As the #STLCards find themselves in desperate need of a leadoff spark, Randy Arozarena is hitting .380 in Memphis (.378 while hitting leadoff).

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5 years

Former #STLCards infielder Patrick Wisdom is back in the big leagues - called up by the Rangers.

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4 years

Updated story on #STLCards trade with Tampa Bay: Nolan Gorman got an unexpected phone call this afternoon from his best friend, Matt Liberatore, who told him, "Dude, I just got traded to the Cardinals,' something they had dreamed and talked about.

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8 months

For the final time this season good night from Busch. As always thanks for coming along for the ride. It should be an interesting winter. We will see what happens together.

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3 years

Perfect weather for a #STLCards game against Cubs in July ... and row after row of empty seats.

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6 years

New #STLCards pitcher Chasen Shreve says he is learning his new team but already knows "we don't like the Cubs."

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4 years

Three years ago Josh Fleming was a senior pitching for D-3 Webster University in St. Louis. On Saturday he is scheduled to make his ML debut for Tampa Bay. He was the Rays 5th round pick in 2017 and becomes the first Webster U. player to reach the major leagues.

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3 years

The #STLCards top pitching prospect, Matthew Liberatore, gave up 1 run in 4 2/3 innings for Team USA tonight. The US leads Venezuela 3-2 in the 6th. A win puts them in the Olympics.

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4 years

Carlson is the first 21 year old player to start a game for the #STLCards hitting cleanup since Albert Pujols in 2001. Nobody else has done it since 1960.

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4 years

Jeff Carlson had received six previous phone calls telling him a player he had coached was heading to the major leagues. The call Thursday was different. It was from his son Dylan, promoted by the #STLCards . "When it’s your own son it’s pretty special.”

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4 years

When @UncleCharlie50 launched a Bible study program through social media he wasn't sure what kind of response to expect. The study has now grown to more than 21,000 followers sharing his daily "conversation with God" through @walkingwwaino .

Thousands joining in on Adam Wainwright's "conversation with God" through "Walking with Waino"...

STLSportsPage.com was started in 2012 by Rob Rains and Sally Tippett Rains. This free, quick-loading, mobile-friendly website provides up to the minute news from the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues, and...

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8 years

Thought this streak might end tonight but Cards announce attendance at 40,438. 179th consecutive crowd of 40k at Busch. #STLCards

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2 years

Molina playing his first game of the spring today and also will be welcoming Albert Pujols to #STLCards camp.

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10 months

A father's love: An in-depth look into the special relationship between Tink Hence, #STLCards top pitching prospect, and his dad Marvin, a single dad. "I grew up with a dad but without a father. I wanted to change that dynamic.”

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4 years

Dylan Carlson with bad-hop double, now 2-2 tonight off Flaherty and 4-of-6 with a walk in the four #STLCards intrasquad games.

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5 years

The #STLCards going with same lineup tonight. Thought this might be a night to go with Arozarena instead of Bader or Fowler but that isn't the case.

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5 years

Tommy Edman leading off tonight for #STLCards , playing third base.

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5 years

One more note from Memphis - Dylan Carlson was 3-of-4 tonight, plus reaching on a walk. He now has a .476 average after his first five games in Triple A as the second youngest player in the PCL. #STLCards

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5 years

The #STLCards Mike Shildt wins NL Manager of the Year voting by the BBWAA.

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9 months

Assistant hitting coach Daniel Nicolaisen quietly resigned from the #STLCards staff to take a job coaching softball at the University of Mississippi.

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4 years

On his 39th birthday Adam Wainwright throws a 122-pitch complete game, allowing 4 hits and striking out 9 in #STLCards 7-2 win over the Indians.

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5 years

Shildt makes it official - Mikolas to start game 1 of #NLCS tomorrow night for #STLCards with Wainwright starting game 2 on Saturday.

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3 years

Nolan Gorman has hit his 22nd homer of the season tonight, 11th since his promotion to Triple A Memphis. #STLCards

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3 years

Another home run for #STLCards prospect Juan Yepez in Arizona Fall League. He has been on fire.

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5 years

Trying to figure out what to do with Carpenter the rest of this season I think will be Mike Shildt's biggest challenge since becoming #STLCards manager.

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5 years

Hearing talk that #STLCards interest in Ray and/or Chafin from DBacks might be heating up. Both could be great fit, depending on what Cardinals would have to give up.

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2 years

One of the first phone calls Nolan Gorman made after moving to Jupiter, Fla., was to another area resident - #STLCards Paul Goldschmidt, to see if they could work out together. "Let's go," was his response.

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3 years

The #STLCards have promoted Jordan Walker, last year's no. 1 pick, from Palm Beach to Peoria. He hit .374 with 6 homers in low A.

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2 years

Nolan Gorman HR number 15. #STLCards

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3 years

Jordan Walker has hit 2 homers today for Peoria The #STLCards no 2 prospect has hit 4 HRs in last 5 games.

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7 years

The #STLCards during tonight's National Anthem.

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5 years

The nightly Dylan Carlson update from Memphis - he is 2 of 2 again to start tonight's game, with a pair of singles, and has raised his Triple A average to .556. #STLCards

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5 years

The #STLCards have promoted top prospect Nolan Gorman from Peoria to Palm Beach.

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3 years

For the first time as professionals, childhood friends Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore are on the field together tonight for Memphis. #STLCards

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5 years

If #STLCards want an offensive spark, maybe they should consider calling up Randy Arozarena from Memphis. 3 more hits tonight, 20 of 39 in last 8 games and average at .405 for the season. (1/2)

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1 year

Scott Rolen announces that he will have an #STLCards logo on his hat on his @baseballhall plaque.

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3 years

In 101 innings thus spring McGreevy issued 11 walks #STLCards

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3 years

Joshua Baez, #STLCards second-round pick, is making his pro debut today for the Florida Complex League team, playing left field and hitting sixth.

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2 years

Just confirmed with @RawlingsSports that #STLCards Tommy Edman is eligible to win a Gold Glove at both second base and the new utility award. Winners will be announced Nov. 1.

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2 years

13th homer of the year for Nolan Gorman #STLCards

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4 years

Former #STLCards on NLDS rosters: Braves - Ozuna Dodgers- Joe Kelly Marlins - Alcantara, Sierra (plus Dan Castano ex Cards minor leaguer) Padres - Pham, Rosenthal

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4 years

A personal note -- very happy to see Ted Simmons heading to Cooperstown. Having known him and covered him for more than 30 years, he remains one of the two smartest baseball people I have ever known. His election is well deserved and long overdue. #STLCards

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