Scoring against starters in the Cardinals system proved to be quite the challenge on Thursday night. From the 2024 Minor League Pitcher of the Year to a trio of 22-year-olds -- all of whom are ranked on the club's Top 30 Prospects list, the young pitchers struck out 31 while

Ambidextrous prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje has spent most of this season pitching right-handed for Double-A Springfield. But batters still need to be prepared to see the lefty version, too. Wichita’s Garrett Spain was reminded of that on Saturday. Cijntje (St. Louis’ No. 4 prospect / MLB's No. 86 overall) faced Spain

ST. LOUIS -- After two months adhering to a catching rotation that the Cardinals maintained coalesced into a number of benefits for the club’s early-season success, catcher Jimmy Crooks finally became impossible to ignore. St. Louis announced a series of roster moves on Friday afternoon before the series opener against

Entering this week, Joshua Báez had been enjoying a season of ebbs and flows at the dish. Then he walked into Werner Park on Tuesday and hasn’t stopped mashing since. MLB.com's No. 68 prospect homered in his third consecutive game Thursday night en route to Triple-A Memphis' 5-4 victory over

St. Louis' offense is taking flight this year with an uptick in scoring a key to the team's hot start. But the Cardinals certainly could use more offensive production from the outfield, where outside of Jordan Walker, they have hit just .220/.265/.331. But down at Triple-A, one of their top

When left-hander Brycen Mautz was called upon for his Major League debut against the Brewers in relief of starter Matthew Liberatore on Monday, the Cardinals needed innings. The three Mautz gave them meant more than the box score showed. But Mautz’s appearance represented more than a short-term lift for the

It didn’t take long for Rainiel Rodriguez to ingratiate himself to the crowd at Route 66 Stadium. Playing in his first game at Double-A Springfield’s home park, MLB's top catching prospect laced three singles and drove in a run in the Cardinals’ 11-6 win over Wichita on Monday night. The

MILWAUKEE -- Brycen Mautz’s MLB debut was anything but ordinary. It’s agonizing enough waiting for your first big league moment. But for Mautz, he had to wait longer than most -- and travel hundreds of miles across the Midwest. St. Louis’ No. 20 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, was the scheduled

CINCINNATI -- With a postponement due to weather on Sunday, the Cardinals’ rainy three-game series against the Reds ended with a doubleheader on Saturday as the only action, which the teams split. The teams will make up the game as the first game of a split doubleheader on Aug. 17

If there’s anything better than pitching six shutout innings, it might just be pitching six shutout innings against your former team. That’s what the switch-pitching Jurrangelo Cijntje did on Saturday night, tossing another strong start at Double-A. He led the Springfield Cardinals to a 6-0 win over the Arkansas Travelers

Jurrangelo Cijntje's season with Double-A Springfield hasn't been a smooth ride. But even when he's not at his best, the Cardinals' No. 4 prospect can still show flashes of pure brilliance.

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

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Liam Doyle is starting to turn the corner. The Cardinals' 2025 first-round pick delivered his strongest start as a pro on Saturday in Double-A Springfield’s 7-5 win over Corpus Christi at Route 66 Stadium, traversing five innings while racking up eight strikeouts -- both career highs. The outing was Doyle's

A pair of top Cardinals prospects helped drive High-A Peoria to a walk-off, 7-6 win over Wisconsin on Thursday at Dozer Park. Yhoiker Fajardo, a piece of this offseason’s Willson Contreras trade, continued his strong start on the mound with five innings on one-run ball, striking out seven and walking

Rainiel Rodriguez has staked his claim as MLB's top catching prospect, and on Sunday, he showed why he's also one of the top young sluggers in the Minors -- regardless of position. MLB's No. 32 prospect homered as he tied a season high with three hits in High-A Peoria's 11-1

PITTSBURGH -- JJ Wetherholt has been to PNC Park plenty of times, but he’d never had a night like Monday. The Cardinals’ rookie second baseman hit a game-tying homer during a four-run ninth inning as the Redbirds rallied for a 4-2 victory in the opener of a four-game series. St.

Cardinals outfielders not named Jordan Walker have a meager .212/.257/.311 slash line across 216 plate appearances this season. If the club desires reinforcements, it only has to look to Triple-A Memphis, where one of its best prospects is on pace for another big year.

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For the first time this season and the first time since joining the Cardinals’ organization as part of the Brendan Donovan trade, Jurrangelo Cijntje recorded an out from both sides of the mound. The Cardinals’ No. 5 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 81 delivered 4 2/3 strong innings on Tuesday

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After a bumpy beginning to his first full professional season, Liam Doyle figured something out on Sunday. The Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 29 pitched four innings of one-run baseball, scattering just a pair of hits alongside five strikeouts and one walk. Double-A Springfield’s bats, though, couldn’t

The scoreboard at Appleton's Neuroscience Group Field looked more like a football score than a High-A contest. And at the center of it all was Tai Peete, who hit for the cycle to snap out of an early-season slump to power High-A Peoria past Wisconsin, 24-7, on Thursday night. The

ST. LOUIS -- The moment wasn’t too big for Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt, and that was by design. But it did finally hit him as he rounded the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning. “Going into that at-bat, I honestly don't even think I really knew

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A straight steal of home is one of the most exciting plays you'll see in baseball. A baserunner risking it all for a chance to score a surprise run. Catch it once in a season from your favorite team and you might count yourself lucky. Twice in one game? Now

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