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• Flaherty to start Cardinals' Grapefruit opener

  19-02-2018 21:55 via mlb.mlb.com
  The Cardinals will tab rookie right-hander Jack Flaherty to start their Grapefruit League opener Friday against the Marlins.
  
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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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