The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed their first-round Draft pick (seventh overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, shortstop JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia University. Wetherholt, a Pittsburgh-area native who attended Mars Area High School, played three seasons for the Mountaineers slashing .370/.468/.625/1.093 with 29 home

ST. LOUIS -- Maybe it was only natural that left-handed pitcher Braden Davis and outfielder Bryce Madron became fast friends and had their lockers next to one another inside the University of Oklahoma clubhouse, because both have histories of being doubted and overlooked due to a perceived lack of size.

ST. LOUIS -- Considering the incredible, against-all-odds baseball journey that Brian Holiday has been on over the past three years -- going from being a walk-on at tiny Florida SouthWestern State College to the even smaller College of Central Florida and finally to Oklahoma State -- it was understandable why

ST. LOUIS -- Throughout the early stages of Sunday night’s MLB Draft, as the picks kept ticking off and JJ Wetherholt remained available, the talented shortstop got bombarded by a spree of text messages from Pittsburgh-based friends who didn’t necessarily like the idea of him going to the Cardinals, the

He became obsessed with sports at around the age of 4. And the only way he could go to sleep was to hear a sports-themed story from his father. His older brother liked them, too, but was happy to hear one and call it a night. For him, though, it

JJ Wetherholt is one of the best pure hitters to come through the college ranks in recent history. The West Virginia University infielder is coming off a Big 12 Player of the Year award and first-team All-American honors in 2023, vaulting himself to being selected No. 7 overall by the

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ST. LOUIS -- For his very first Major League assignment, Gordon Graceffo was asked to retire one of the hottest hitters on the planet. With a third-inning double against St. Louis starter Sonny Gray, Jonathan India had already extended two streaks in Saturday’s eventual 9-4 loss at Busch Stadium --

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Still recovering from the tightness and cramping that knocked him out of a Double-A game after just two innings on June 5, Cardinals top pitching prospect Tink Hence was set to make his return to action this weekend before being invited to Alabama for Thursday’s MLB at

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It’s the screwball seen ‘round the world. Cardinals pitching prospect Ettore Giulianelli has one of the funkiest breaking balls in Minor League Baseball, and one such pitch in particular has caught the internet’s attention.

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It was a good night for Cardinals prospects -- pitchers, to be exact. In a Saturday Minor League slate that featured Top 30 prospect starting pitchers for three of the four St. Louis affiliates, the trio delivered on their rankings and then some. Tink Hence (Double-A), Quinn Mathews (High-A) and

For Cardinals fans, there is a glimmer of hope that things might be turning around in the not-so-distant future. Sem Robberse opened the season at the Minors' highest level and has been nothing short of dominant thus far. The right-hander has yielded two runs or fewer in each of his

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It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

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With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Cardinals’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Tink Hence (MLB No. 60), RHP -- Springfield (Double-A) 2. Tekoah Roby (MLB No. 94), RHP -- Springfield (Double-A) 3. Victor Scott II (MLB No. 95), OF -- St. Louis

ST. LOUIS -- While the 2023 season was undoubtedly a forgettable one for the Cardinals, the aspect of it that might actually be memorable for years to come is the prospect haul the franchise got upon trading away five pitchers at the MLB Trade Deadline. By dealing Jordan Montgomery, Jack

LOS ANGELES -- When rookie speedster Victor Scott II reached base for the first time in his MLB career on Thursday -- on a hurried throwing error by Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts -- Cardinals teammates in the dugout requested the ball in case the play was later overturned to a