ST. LOUIS -- It was the Stephen F. Austin club baseball team that made waves at Busch Stadium on Friday night, congregating in a sparsely-populated section in the 200 level of the stands -- and owning the night with their shirtless cheering and celebrations that helped propel the Cardinals to

ST. LOUIS -- Yohel Pozo did so much hooting and hollering while running the bases during his three-hit game in West Sacramento on Thursday, that by the time he delivered a walk-off hit at Busch Stadium on Friday night, he hardly had enough voice left to celebrate audibly.

As the Cardinals face the Royals in the I-70 Series this weekend, fans can watch all the action with Cardinals.TV free of charge. From Friday through Sunday, fans in the Cardinals' home territory can view their set against the Royals for free. No credit card is required; all you need

ST. LOUIS -- It was the first strike Lars Nootbaar saw in a real baseball game following double heel surgery in the offseason, but that didn’t keep him from swinging at it.

The Cardinals may not have a traditional veteran ace atop their rotation, but Michael McGreevy has pitched like one this year. All he’s done is win at the Major League level, and that has helped propel the Cardinals to their exciting 25-18 start. McGreevy made his 30th Major League appearance

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Iván Herrera was hitless in four at-bats when he stepped to the plate with the game on the line in the ninth inning Thursday, but his Cardinals teammates weren’t worried. At first base, rookie JJ Wetherholt -- still nursing the sting of a two-out, two-strike hit-by-pitch --

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Rainiel Rodriguez is one of four teenagers getting at-bats at Double-A right now. He looks like he belongs.

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- The new ABS challenge system has certainly changed the game for hitters, catchers and pitchers. But on Thursday, Cardinals skipper Oliver Marmol offered a good reminder of its impact on managers, too. After a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Athletics, Marmol was finally catching his breath in

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Before the longest inning of his professional career finally came to a close, Matthew Liberatore had to wait a few seconds more.

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Spoiler alert: Aaron Judge is the No. 1 hitter in baseball, according to votes cast by a group of MLB.com experts.

Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats Wednesday, and if we’re going to get a new No. 1 overall prospect, we might as well make some tweaks to the full Top 100 Prospects list. Every so often during the baseball season, we do

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Making his first start in nine days, Cardinals outfielder José Fermin had a clear plan for his first at-bat against Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday: He was looking for a fastball to pull to left field.

A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at the hottest hitting prospect in each organization. Now it’s time to check in on the pitchers. While many of the game’s top young arms are still building up and expanding their pitch counts and innings, there have been more than

No matter what its record is, every MLB team knows there's always room for improvement. With the help of MLB.com's beat writers, here's one thing each club is seeking to improve this season. All stats updated through Saturday's games

A stretch of 17 games in 17 days against postseason-caliber opponents looked like one of the toughest portions of their schedule all season, and the Cardinals emerged from it looking like they belonged. A run of series against the Mariners, Pirates, Dodgers, Brewers and Padres produced a 9-7 record against

SAN DIEGO -- The Cardinals came within one strike of taking three of four games from the Padres. They ended up with a painful split.

The early races for AL and NL Rookie of the Year have seen a slew of candidates making compelling cases. And though two clear favorites have emerged over the first six weeks of the season, the competition is fierce enough that we could see tight races in both leagues by

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SAN DIEGO – The Cardinals pushed Mason Miller close to the edge on Saturday, loading the bases in the ninth inning and even forcing the Padres' fireballer to strike out four batters. They just couldn’t get that big hit, though, and lost 4-2 on a day when right-hander Dustin May

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