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Top prospect Wetherholt gets hold of first spring homer

3:59 PM CST

JUPITER, Fla. -- It took four games for JJ Wetherholt to get his first hit of the spring, but when it finally came, it went a long, long way. Wetherholt launched a home run against Mets closer Devin Williams to lead off the fourth inning of Friday afternoon's Grapefruit League

NEW for 2026: Stream Cards games on Cardinals.TV

February 10, 2026

A new era of watching Cardinals baseball is here, and Cardinals.TV has you covered all season long.

Young Cards eye prestigious honor: 1st prize in clubhouse talent show

Previous acts included Disney songs, Rubik's Cubes and human water fountains
2:19 PM CST

JUPITER, Fla. – Look around the Cardinals' clubhouse and you’ll see a lot of talented players with the ability to do great things on a baseball field. On Monday evening, those players will find out what other talents lay beneath their gift for throwing or hitting. Forty Cardinals players will

Saggese setting himself up to be jack of all trades for Cards

Utility man plays left field for first time since Little League
9:53 AM CST

JUPITER, Fla. -- If any team in baseball knows the importance of a super-utility player, it’s the Cardinals. In recent years, Tommy Edman, Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson have given Oliver Marmol a number of options on a daily basis, their versatility allowing the manager to get creative with his

Solid velo & a healthy arm? Major wins from Fitts' 1st spring start

February 25, 2026

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Richard Fitts has two goals this spring, and the success of the first may very well determine his ability to achieve the second. The 26-year-old is among the pitchers competing for a place in the Cardinals’ rotation, and while earning one of those five spots

Pujols, Yadi among nominees for next Cardinals Hall of Fame class: Vote now

February 25, 2026

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Talk about a loaded ballot. The Cardinals announced Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Brian Jordan and George Hendrick as the modern players nominated for possible induction into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, presented by Edward Jones. “It’s a really good list,” Cardinals manager Oliver

Latest Cardinals injuries & transactions

February 26, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Cardinals injury news and transactions.

Prospect Jordan exudes confidence in first Spring Training

February 24, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. – Blaze Jordan has spent the past five years playing in Minor League ballparks, working hard to return to a big league stadium. Yes, return. No, Jordan has yet to advance beyond Triple-A since he made his professional debut in 2021 but in July 2019, a then-16-year-old Jordan

Here is each team's best power-hitting prospect

@SamDykstraMiLB
February 25, 2026

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

This pitcher thought the baseball felt different. Turns out it was a BP ball

February 23, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. -- As Michael McGreevy prepared to face his first batter of the spring, he noticed something different about the baseball in his hand. It was all scuffed up.

Leahy takes strong first step in bid for Cardinals' rotation

Urías didn't hesitate when he had chance to sign with Cards
@Spokes_Murphy
February 22, 2026

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Leahy needed just three pitches against Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña on Sunday to demonstrate why he is in the running for a spot in the Cardinals’ starting rotation. They were the first three pitches of Leahy’s afternoon:

Get a sneak peek at 10 prospects who will debut on upcoming Top 30 lists

@MavalloneMiLB and @RobTnova24
February 24, 2026

Can you feel it? Baseball is in the air! Spring Training games are in full swing, the calendar is about to flip to March and a pair of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects are already grabbing headlines -- Konnor Griffin (No. 1) and Travis Bazzana (No. 20) -- for launching

Cards add versatility, increase options by signing Urías to one-year deal

@Spokes_Murphy
February 21, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. -- A right-handed-hitting outfielder has been on the Cardinals’ wish list all offseason. That move might still be to come. But it might not be as much of a necessity in the wake of Saturday’s news that St. Louis has signed a right-handed-hitting infielder.

Take a LiberaTOUR of Cards' upgraded spring training complex

February 24, 2026

The Cardinals spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla., underwent a major overhaul this offseason. Pitcher Matthew Liberatore shows off the new surroundings, including his favorite part of the state-of-the-art upgrades.

Cardinals players take over scoreboard set

February 23, 2026

Chase Davis danced. Alec Burleson gave a chemistry lesson on the makeup of cheese vs. milk. Even President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom stopped by for a chat. Cardinals prospects and big leaguers took their spring training game to the next level during their annual stops by the team’s scoreboard

1 dark horse candidate for each team's Opening Day roster

February 24, 2026

Spring Training is not just a time for players to get back into game shape. It's also a time of opportunity. Though teams already have a good idea about their Opening Day lineups, the full rosters usually aren't completely set when players report to camp in Florida or Arizona. That

The nastiest pitch at Cards camp? This prospect's changeup stands out

@Spokes_Murphy
February 20, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. -- Luis Gastelum's changeup is so filthy, his teammates' reactions to it have to be censored. The Cardinals' pitching prospect recently faced catcher Pedro Pagés in a live batting practice session at the team's Spring Training facility. Manager Oliver Marmol said it was fun to witness that head

'Grandpa' Dustin May ready to guide Cardinals' rotation

@Spokes_Murphy
February 19, 2026

Dustin May is a 28-year-old grandfather. OK, not really. But it can feel that way for the right-hander amid the Cardinals' youthful starting rotation, which contains no one older than 28. "It's definitely a big role change for me, coming over here -- being one of the young guys to

Before winning Olympic gold, Alysa Liu spun -- literally -- a sick Cardinals first pitch

February 20, 2026

With an unforgettable performance on Thursday in Milan, Italy, 20-year-old Alysa Liu became the first American to win a gold medal in an individual Olympic women’s skating event in 24 years. But before she won gold representing her country in the Winter Olympics with her tremendous skating skills, Liu was

After surgery on both heels, Nootbaar ready to prove himself again

February 18, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. -- Lars Nootbaar arrived in Cardinals camp Wednesday unsure of when he'll be able to play in Major League games again. Nootbaar underwent surgery in October on both heels to shave Haglund's deformities, bone at the back of the heel that can cause pain. He spent much of

5 key questions for Cards to answer this spring

February 18, 2026

This week, the first Cardinals Spring Training of the Chaim Bloom Era officially kicked off. When Bloom addressed the clubhouse this week, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the message was one of opportunity: “One of the things that we’re all excited to see happen is what

Each team’s top projected player in ’26

@Theo_DeRosa and @bmags94 and @ssc627
February 18, 2026

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

2 years ago, we predicted each team's top prospect for 2026. How did we do?

@SamDykstraMiLB
February 18, 2026

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,