The St. Louis Cardinals phenom is nearing his big return with the 2026 season winding down.

Major League Baseball reportedly warned an umpire one day after he chastised a Cardinals rookie, prompting him to apologize.

Two of the greatest Redbirds position players of all time will be inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame on Saturday, and you can watch the induction ceremony, plus the White Sox-Cardinals game, free on Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals are missing a key ingredient this season that could make a difference for them in 2027.

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Following a sweep at the hands of the Giants and sitting at a 72-75 record with 15 games to go, the Cardinals’ pursuit of a postseason berth is all but over. But there are still reasons to tune in down the stretch.

While Wetherholt's injury likely means the NL ROY is out of reach, MLB.com's Jason Foster, Jared Greenspan, and Brian Murphy predicted that the Cardinals rookie would still win an award. Instead of the Rookie of the Year, Wetherholt could win a Gold Glove.

“That’s just a power-hungry move, in my opinion,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said of the umpire’s request

A day after telling Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat, and subsequently ejecting Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, umpire Doug Eddings apologized to the pitcher over the incident.

In late August, MLB Pipeline ranked the Cardinals as having the second-best system in baseball as it pertained to talent behind the dish. Saturday night was a thunderous exclamation point backing that up.