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• Mickey Lolich, Detroit’s Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85

  04-02-2026 23:13 via nytimes.com
  Pitching for the Tigers, he notched three complete-game victories in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals for the championship, earning the Series’ M.V.P. honors.
  
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• Mickey Lolich, Hero of the 1968 World Series, Dies at 85

  04-02-2026 20:27 via nytimes.com
  A Detroit Tigers pitcher, he was famous for his ample waistline — and for his three complete-game wins in defeating the Cardinals, making him the Series’ M.V.P.
  
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• George Altman, Slugger in Negro Leagues, M.L.B. and Japan, Dies at 92

  10-12-2025 23:55 via nytimes.com
  The rare player to compete in all three, he had an impressive career, becoming a three-time All-Star in the major leagues and later a fan favorite in Japan.
  
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• Orlando Cepeda, Baseball Star Known as the Baby Bull, Dies at 86

  29-06-2024 13:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge.
  
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• Orlando Cepeda, Baseball Slugger Known as the Baby Bull, Dies at 86

  29-06-2024 07:42 via nytimes.com
  
  Only the second Puerto Rican native elected to the Hall of Fame, he hit 379 home runs but later served time in prison on a drug-smuggling charge.
  
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• At Rickwood Field, Willie Mays Is the Star of the Show, One More Time

  21-06-2024 05:01 via nytimes.com
  
  On a night that honored the Negro leagues and Mays, who died on Tuesday, a baseball game between the Giants and the Cardinals was almost beside the point.
  
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• M.L.B. Comes to Willie Mays’s Hometown on a Mission of Love for the Game

  21-06-2024 01:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Baseball hopes a celebration of its past in the home of one of its legends will attract more African American athletes, who are playing the sport in decreasing numbers.
  
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• Major League Baseball Came to Birmingham. Then Willie Mays Died.

  20-06-2024 22:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Baseball hopes a celebration of its past in the home of one of its legends will attract more African American athletes, who are playing the sport in decreasing numbers.
  
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• Wild World of Sports: When Raccoons, Cats and Iguanas Upstage the Action

  16-05-2024 18:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Surprisingly often, animals show up uninvited at sporting events. Sometimes, it gets a little weird.
  
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• How MLB Players Arrange Autographs for Each Other

  01-05-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  As fans and collectors clamor for autographs, Major League Baseball players have built a network — and an etiquette — for signing things for each other.
  
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• Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame Cardinals Manager, Dies at 92

  16-04-2024 18:24 via nytimes.com
  
  He won three pennants and a World Series as the St. Louis skipper, promoting what was called “Whiteyball,” combining speed, defense and pitching.
  
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• Cardinals Fan Known as ‘Rally Runner’ Is Charged in Jan. 6 Riot

  03-08-2023 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Daniel Donnelly Jr. wears an all-red outfit in appearances at the team’s stadium in St. Louis. Prosecutors say he was in similar attire during the attack on the Capitol.
  
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• Cardinals Superfan Is Charged With Joining Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

  03-08-2023 11:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Daniel Donnelly Jr. wears an all-red outfit in appearances at the team’s stadium in St. Louis. Prosecutors say he was in similar attire when he used a shield to help rioters on Jan. 6.
  
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• Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen Are Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame

  24-07-2023 01:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Fred McGriff played for six franchises and Scott Rolen played for four, but consistent production, and lots of determination, got them into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  
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• Harrison Bader Visits St. Louis a Year After Yankees-Cardinals Trade

  30-06-2023 14:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Harrison Bader loved St. Louis but couldn’t thrive there. A weekend series between the Yankees and the Cardinals offers a reminder of a trade that helped both teams.
  
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• Alabama’s Rickwood Field Will Host an MLB Game in 2024

  20-06-2023 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Birmingham, Ala. stadium was home to Willie Mays in his Negro leagues days. It will host a game between Mays’s Giants and the Cardinals in 2024.
  
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• St. Louis Cardinals Hope to Save Season as Underdogs

  18-06-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  St. Louis, a perennial playoff contender, is having its worst season in decades, forcing it into an unfamiliar position: underdogs.
  
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• Bill Greason’s Journey From Negro Leagues Star to Alabama Pastor

  04-06-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A pastor for more than 50 years, William Greason, 98, occasionally tells tales of a lifetime ago, when he mentored Willie Mays and played in the last Negro World Series.
  
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• What We Learned Through a Quarter of the M.L.B. Season

  15-05-2023 20:14 via nytimes.com
  
  The Mets have struggled (but may be fine), stolen bases are cool again (but runners, beware), and it’s too early to judge (most of) the off-season’s free-agent signings.
  
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• Mike Shannon, a St. Louis Cardinal for Life, Dies at 83

  02-05-2023 23:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A St. Louis native, he devoted his entire career to the team — first as an outfielder and third baseman and then, for 50 years, as a radio announcer.
  
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• At WBC, Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Was a Hit With Japan

  07-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Lars Nootbaar, a high-energy outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, was the first player born outside Japan to play for its national team. He put on a show.
  
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• Trea Turner Leads U.S. Past Cuba and Into World Baseball Classic Final

  20-03-2023 13:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Trea Turner and a stacked U.S. lineup won in a rout, with protests inside and outside the stadium marking Cuba’s first game in Miami since at least 1959.
  
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• Trea Turner Leads US Past Cuba and Into World Baseball Classic Final

  20-03-2023 06:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Trea Turner and a stacked U.S. lineup won in a rout, with protests inside and outside the stadium marking Cuba’s first game in Miami since at least 1959.
  
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• Tim McCarver, Catcher in the Hall of Fame as a Broadcaster, Dies at 81

  16-02-2023 23:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Twice an All-Star, he played on four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles. Then he took his baseball smarts and gift of gab into the TV booth.
  
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• Tim McCarver, 81, All-Star Catcher in Hall of Fame as Broadcaster, Dies

  16-02-2023 21:06 via nytimes.com
  
  He played with four teams over four decades and won two World Series titles, then took his baseball smarts and gift of gab into the TV booth.
  
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• Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93

  13-12-2022 22:10 via nytimes.com
  A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they won the 1964 World Series.
  
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• Paul Goldschmidt of St. Louis Cardinals Wins NL MVP Award

  18-11-2022 00:50 via nytimes.com
  Goldschmidt, a first baseman for St. Louis, flirted with the triple crown and beat out San Diego’s Manny Machado and his fellow Cardinal Nolan Arenado for the award.
  
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• Why Does Twitter Verify Some Accounts?

  02-11-2022 20:30 via nytimes.com
  Elon Musk, who recently closed a deal to acquire the social media company, could soon charge a monthly fee for the blue verification badge that indicates a Twitter account is authentic.
  
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• Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame Relief Pitcher, Is Dead at 69

  16-10-2022 17:07 via nytimes.com
  Relying on a single pitch, the split-fingered fastball, he made the All-Star team six times, won a Cy Young Award and saved 300 games.
  
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• St. Louis Cardinals Eliminated by Philadelphia Phillies in Wild-Card Round

  09-10-2022 14:17 via nytimes.com
  With the Phillies topping the Cardinals in the wild-card round, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have likely played their final game. Cooperstown is waiting.
  
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• Jean Segura and Phillies Complete Wild Comeback Over Cardinals

  08-10-2022 02:30 via nytimes.com
  Jean Segura had never played in the postseason, but his two-run single put Philadelphia on top to stay in a wild ninth inning that completed an unusual comeback.
  
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• How the New Wild Card Format Will Change MLB’s Postseason

  07-10-2022 01:08 via nytimes.com
  With 40 percent of teams qualifying for the playoffs, and four teams getting first-round byes, October will have a very different feel. And plenty of new merchandise.
  
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• Max Scherzer and Adam Wainwright Enjoy Fantasy Football and Trash Talk

  07-10-2022 00:03 via nytimes.com
  Adam Wainwright and Max Scherzer are terrific veteran starters for playoff teams, and their off-field rivalry includes chirpy texts, fantasy football and (occasionally) some advice.
  
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• Albert Pujols Is Fourth Player to 700 Home Runs

  24-09-2022 05:47 via nytimes.com
  A farewell tour turned into a showcase for Pujols, the veteran Cardinals slugger, as he joined the most exclusive of home run clubs long after many had written him off.
  
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• How MLB Authenticates Balls Like Aaron Judge’s 60th Homer

  22-09-2022 01:11 via nytimes.com
  The ball from Aaron Judge’s 60th homer carried two markings — one of them invisible — authenticating it as the real deal. He will be pitched special baseballs for the rest of the season.
  
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• Could Albert Pujols Get to 700 Home Runs?

  22-08-2022 13:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Albert Pujols was hitting .189 on July 4. Since then, he has hit .408 with nine home runs. Could he join a club only occupied by Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth?
  
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• Why Yadier Molina Plans to Manage in Venezuela After Retirement

  19-08-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Molina’s retirement will begin with a job managing a team in Venezuela. His qualifications? “I’ve managed for 19 years in the big leagues.”
  
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• Home Run Cycle for Chandler Redmond of Springfield Cardinals

  11-08-2022 15:56 via nytimes.com
  
  Chandler Redmond became just the second professional player to collect home runs of every variety in one game: solo, two-run, three-run and grand slam.
  
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• Matt Carpenter Fractures Foot in Yankees Win Over Mariners

  09-08-2022 16:07 via nytimes.com
  
  The resurgent Carpenter fractured his left foot on a foul tip. No timetable has been given for his return.
  
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• Yankees Show Flaws and Get a First Look at Frankie Montas

  08-08-2022 01:05 via nytimes.com
  
  The Yankees were swept in a three-game series for the first time this season and extended their losing streak to a season-worst five games.
  
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• Paul Goldschmidt Is Thriving for St. Louis Cardinals

  04-08-2022 19:11 via nytimes.com
  
  Goldschmidt, the red-hot first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals, is having a career year at 34.
  
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• Milwaukee Brewers In Trouble As Trade Deadline Approaches

  26-07-2022 20:33 via nytimes.com
  
  Expected to cruise to a second straight division title, Milwaukee may need reinforcements if it wants to hold off St. Louis. Even a wild-card berth could be in doubt.
  
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• As the Trade Deadline Nears, the Brewers Could Be in Trouble

  26-07-2022 20:33 via nytimes.com
  
  Expected to cruise to a second straight division title, Milwaukee may need reinforcements if it wants to hold off St. Louis. Even a wild-card berth could be in doubt.
  
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• Circling the Bases as Baseball Nears its Midpoint

  01-07-2022 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  As teams close in on 81 games, Justin Verlander is showing the kids how it’s done, Aaron Judge continues to mash and the most valuable player (by WAR) isn’t who you think.
  
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• Pete Alonso Gives Mets Walk-Off Win After Max Scherzer Injury News

  20-05-2022 01:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Max Scherzer is out six to eight weeks. Eduardo Escobar had a horrible game defensively. But the Mets, thanks to a huge extra-innings blast from Pete Alonso, just kept rolling.
  
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• Did Albert Pujols Pass Eddie Collins in Hits?

  19-05-2022 20:38 via nytimes.com
  
  When Albert Pujols collected hit No. 3,314, the Cardinals celebrated him for passing Collins on the career hits list. Some record keepers weren’t so sure.
  
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• Max Scherzer Leaves Early With Discomfort in Mets Win

  19-05-2022 05:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Scherzer will get an M.R.I. after the Mets beat St. Louis. The Yankees, meanwhile, beat Baltimore with baserunning and defense.
  
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• Judge Homers Twice in Yankees Win, Narrowly Missing a Third

  18-05-2022 05:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Aaron Judge is up to 14 home runs this season for the Yankees. The Mets, meanwhile, split a doubleheader with St. Louis.
  
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• Albert Pujols’s Pitching Debut Falls Short of Lena Blackburne’s

  16-05-2022 17:04 via nytimes.com
  
  Albert Pujols was the life of the party in the Cardinals’ 15-6 win against the Giants. But he fell short of being the oldest player to pitch for the first time.
  
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• The Mets Lead MLB in Hit by Pitches. Here’s One Reason Why.

  27-04-2022 17:46 via nytimes.com
  
  With 18 hit batsmen in 19 games, the Mets are concerned. Pitcher Chris Bassitt believes the baseballs are to blame.
  
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