ST. LOUIS -- A year ago, on the heels of a 78-84 campaign, as Cardinals Nation acclimated to a long-anticipated shift in the leadership of the baseball operations department, Chaim Bloom told fans what was coming. A winter sell-off saw the payroll evaporate as mainstay contributors were subtracted from the

Action in the Arizona Fall League kicks off this Saturday with a full slate of games, starting with the Glendale Desert Dogs hosting the Salt River Rafters at 12:30 p.m. (local time 3:30 p.m. ET). While a lot of attention is understandably given to the high-profile prospects -- the late

The 2026 Minor League season was one for the record books … literally. Across the Minors, dozens of exclusive statistical clubs were infiltrated by this year's crop of young stars. The Brewers' Andrew Fischer mashed 48 regular-season homers, the most in MiLB since 1982, (and two in the postseason). A

MILWAUKEE – As he prepared for his club’s final game of the 2026 season, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol reflected on the tone he and his staff wanted to establish back in Spring Training. In doing so, he kept coming back to one specific concept. “Elite patience.” The Cardinals’ campaign –

MILWAUKEE – Very little of Jordan Walker’s 2026 campaign went as expected. Not his Spring Training, when struggles at the plate resulted in him removing himself from game action and spending days reinventing his swing in the workout facility. Not in March/April, when he hit nine home runs after tallying

Major League Baseball on Monday launched the ballot for the official All-MLB Team, which recognizes and commemorates the top performances by players during the 2026 regular season. The selections for the All-MLB Team, which was established in 2019, will be announced on Nov. 11 during the fourth annual MLB Awards

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates. As a reminder, players can remain on the 60-day IL through the World Series, after which teams must account for those players on their 40-man roster.

This weekend, the Cardinals will wrap up the 2026 season, one that should lay the groundwork for October baseball in the coming years.

MILWAUKEE -- Just a few hours before the first pitch of Friday’s series opener against the Brewers, Alec Burleson looked up at the American Family Field clubhouse TV to see he’d officially lost the sole lead for most RBIs in MLB. The Cardinals’ first baseman had been ahead of the

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes isn’t going to sneak much past Alec Burleson.

Two paramount pieces of the Cardinals’ future showed off in the Texas League Finals on Wednesday despite Double-A Springfield’s loss in a decisive Game 3. Rainiel Rodriguez mashed a clutch home run, while Liam Doyle pitched five innings of one-run ball before Amarillo pulled away late for a 6-4 win

PITTSBURGH -- The 2026 Cardinals are in unfamiliar territory with respect to the day-to-day competitiveness that the franchise has enjoyed as something of a given in recent memory. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Cardinals have played 2,454 out of a possible 2,488 regular-season games (98.6%) with postseason

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Now in its 34th season, the Arizona Fall League consistently features a mother lode of talent. The developmental circuit had a future Hall of Famer in Mike Piazza in its inaugural year in 1992 and has sent more than 3,000 players to Majors, including three more Cooperstown immortals in Roy

PITTSBURGH -- It’s getting to the point that Nathan Church is probably considered a pest in Pittsburgh. During the Cardinals’ trip to PNC Park in April, the rookie outfielder memorably stole what would have been a game-winning home run from Pirates infielder Nick Gonzales, and turned it into a walk-off

The Cardinals have always been clear on what 2026 was about: building toward the future. While 2027 won’t deviate from that objective, the Major League club can also make some noise along the way with the proper upgrades. The front office is unlikely to be ultra-aggressive in upgrading the roster

The Minor Leagues have never been so fast and powerful in tandem. There were 59 total Minor Leaguers with at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases during the 2026 season. Not only is that a serious increase from 16 in 2025, it also is just one fewer than the

When the Cardinals acquired Tai Peete as part of the Brendan Donovan trade in February, the hope was that they could unlock a special power-speed skill set in the tantelizing prospect. In that sense, 2026 has been a major success for the Georgia prep star who went 30th overall in

There’s a lot on the line before the 2026 regular season wraps up on Sunday, including postseason seeding, statistical milestones and player development. And even for the players and teams who won’t be chasing a World Series title, finishing the season strong is always important. With the help of MLB.com’s

ST. LOUIS -- With the Cardinals having been eliminated from contention earlier in the weekend series against the Nationals, there were no real stakes in Sunday’s home finale at Busch Stadium. Nobody told the club’s catching duo, though. Iván Herrera and Leo Bernal, both proud Panamanians, teamed up to power

ST. LOUIS – Oliver Marmol was a little surprised the question was being asked. Nathan Church, after all, made his 85th start of the season in center field on Saturday night in the second game of the final Busch Stadium series of 2026, and he’s taken over the position full

From fantasy football leagues to cheering on their favorite colleges, MLB players are all about competition, even if it isn’t baseball-related. So leave it to a pair of opposing shortstops to work in a friendly tic-tac-toe clash DURING a baseball game. On Saturday at Busch Stadium, the Nationals’ Nasim Nuñez

ST. LOUIS -- On the day the Cardinals were officially eliminated from the postseason, the score of their final game as a mathematical contender didn’t necessarily reflect the fight the fledgling Redbirds have shown throughout the year. A 9-1 loss to the Nationals on Friday night at Busch Stadium doesn’t