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Oliver Marmol takes over as St. Louis Cardinals manager (10/25 3:24 pm)As Oliver Marmol transitioned into a coaching career with the St. Louis Cardinals, it became clear he had the potential to become a big league manager one day. That day has arrived -- a little earlier than expected. The 35-year-old Marmol was promoted from bench coach to the majors' youngest manager on Monday, taking over the Cardinals almost two weeks after Mike Shildt was fired in a surprise move by one of baseball's most stable franchises... -
AP source: Cards replacing Shildt with bench coach Marmol (10/24 10:10 pm)The St. Louis Cardinals plan to announce Monday that bench coach Oliver Marmol will be promoted to replace fired manager Mike Shildt, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the team hadn't revealed the hiring publicy... -
Cardinals fire Mike Shildt over 'philosophical differences' (10/14 3:46 pm)The Cardinals fired former National League manager of the year Mike Shildt over organizational differences Thursday, just one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a walk-off homer in the wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was "something that popped up recently," but he refused to expand on what he called "philosophical differences" between Shildt, the coaching staff and the front office...
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After late-season run, eliminated Cards head into offseason (10/07 12:24 pm)It took the biggest winning streak in franchise history to get the St. Louis Cardinals into the playoffs. It took one swing of the bat to end their season. Now, after the Dodgers' Chris Taylor hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning of the NL wild-card game, Los Angeles is headed into the divisional round of the playoffs and the Cardinals are headed into the offseason... -
Taylor hits walk-off HR, Dodgers deck Cards 3-1 in WC game (10/07 1:58 am)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One big swing by Chris Taylor sent the Los Angeles Dodgers soaring and the St. Louis Cardinals crashing. Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in a scintillating NL wild-card game... -
After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider (10/07 1:40 am)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- That record streak in September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in a postseason that ended with one hanging slider. Alex Reyes served up a game-ending home run to Chris Taylor just after entering in the ninth inning, a drive that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-1 win in the NL wild-card game Wednesday night and sent the Cardinals home...
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A capsule look at the Cardinals-Dodgers playoff game (10/06 12:34 am)A look at the National League wild-card game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers: ------ Schedule: Wednesday, at Los Angeles, 8:10 p.m. EDT (TBS). ------ Season Series: Dodgers won 4-3. ------ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Record: 90-72. Manager: Mike Shildt (fourth season)... -
Wily veterans Wainwright, Scherzer meet in NL wild-card game (10/05 7:53 pm)LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two wily veterans on the mound in an elimination game. Adam Wainwright starting for the reinvigorated St. Louis Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Scherzer, pitching as well as he ever has. "It's as fun as it gets, right?" Wainwright said, smiling...
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Wainwright gets $17.5M from Cards in '22, over double '21 (10/04 10:56 am)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8 million salary this year. The 40-year-old also has a full no-trade provision in the deal announced Friday, not that it makes any difference. Wainwright has the right to block any trade as a 10-year veteran who has spent five seasons with his team...
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Cubs edge Cardinals 3-2 in rain-shortened finale (10/03 6:16 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Mike Shildt is ready. He hopes his St. Louis players are, too. The Cardinals dropped a rain-shortened season finale, then turned their attention toward the NL wild-card game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. "If we're going to get to where we want to go, we'd like to go through the team that just won it the previous year," said Shildt, the Cardinals manager. "We might as well start with them right off the bat."... -
Happ's home run caps comeback as Cubs stun Cardinals 6-5 (10/02 10:30 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Ian Happ drove a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning to sour what could be Jon Lester's final career start, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Saturday night. Lester, 37, hasn't declared whether he intends to come back for a 17th season. The left-hander pitched for the Cubs for six seasons, including the 2016 World Series team... -
Goldschmidt walk-off hit, O'Neill 2 HRs as Cards beat Cubs (10/01 11:48 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning, and the playoff-bound St. Louis Cardinals won for the 19th time in their last 20 games, 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. Tyler O'Neill homered twice and threw out the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning for the Cardinals, who will play either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Francisco Giants in the NL wild-card game... -
Wainwright, Cardinals get deal for 2022; ace starts WC game (10/01 8:46 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Longtime St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright will return next season, the club announced five days ahead of his next big start for the Cardinals. The 40-year-old Wainwright and the Cardinals reached agreement on a one-year contract for 2022, the team said before Friday night's game against the Chicago Cubs. Financial terms were not disclosed... -
Rookie Carlson homers twice, Cardinals beat Brewers 4-3 (09/30 4:08 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Rookie Dylan Carlson hit two go-ahead home runs, one from each side of the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Thursday. Carlson's homers made a winner out of J.A. Happ, who entered the game 0-3 in his last five starts against the Brewers. Happ (10-8) gave up 3 runs on 9 hits and struck out 7 in 6 1/3 innings, his longest outing since St. Louis acquired him from the Minnesota Twins on July 30... -
Wainwright to start NL wild-card game for Cardinals (09/30 12:24 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the NL wild-card game next week against either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants. Wainwright is 17-7 with a 3.08 ERA this season. "He gets better as the game goes, he goes deep in games, he's a big-game pitcher," Shildt said before the Cardinals' game on Thursday... -
Cards' 17-game winning streak ends with 4-0 loss to Brewers (09/29 10:44 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis manager Mike Shildt was philosophical after the Cardinals' team-record 17-game winning streak came to an end. "That was a cool run," he said. "Let's start another one." Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer that backed Adrian Houser and led the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis 4-0 Wednesday night... -
Cardinals win 17th straight, clinch 2nd NL wild card spot (09/28 11:18 pm)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Nolan Arenado came to the St. Louis Cardinals expecting to play into October. After reaching the postseason twice during eight years with Colorado, Arenado will go to the playoffs in his first season with St. Louis. Arenado, Dylan Carlson, and Jose Rondon homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the Cardinals extended their winning streak to 17 games and clinched an NL wild card berth with a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night... -
Depth shows up for Cardinals during 16-game win streak (09/27 6:29 pm)It's Paul Goldschmidt, Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina and Nolan Arenado. But it's also Giovanny Gallegos, Andrew Knizner, Jake Woodford and Kodi Whitley. The St. Louis Cardinals are proving to be a lot more than their biggest stars -- a Lars Nootbaar more... -
Umpire provides explanation for wild play in Cardinals-Cubs (09/27 12:55 pm)CHICAGO (AP) -- Umpire Bill Miller provided an explanation Monday for a wild sequence during St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs that added another layer of drama to the Cardinals' 16th straight win. A request was made for an explanation after Sunday's game, but a spokesman for the Cubs said it was declined. Miller said there was a miscommunication with the attendant and the request was never relayed to the umpires...
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Oct. 26: World Series starts.
Nov. 8-11: General managers meetings, Carlsbad, Calif.
Nov. 17: Owners meeting, Chicago.
Dec. 1: Collective bargaining agreement expires, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Dec. 2: Last day for teams to offer 2022 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
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Jan. 31-Feb. 18: Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Feb. 25: Exhibition games start.
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March 31: Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.
July 19: All-Star Game, Los Angeles.
Aug. 11: Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati at Dyersville, Iowa.
Aug. 21: Boston vs. Baltimore at Williamsport, Pa.
Oct. 2: Regular season ends.
Dec. 15: International signing period closes, 5 p.m. EST.
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