A Season of Life: Redbirds manager Ben Johnson here for more than baseball
Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson would like to get back to the majors someday as a coach or a manager, but right now he's enjoying this season back home with his dad.
Topic: St. Louis Cardinals
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May 2019
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Power and Patience: Tyler O’Neill showing both with the Redbirds in hopes of quick return to St. Louis
After starting the year with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tyler O'Neill recently returned to Memphis to find the hitting rhythm that got him to the majors in the first place.
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Cardinals’ Carlos Martinez flashes some fire in rehab appearance with Memphis Redbirds
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez showed zip on his fastball and good breaking stuff, if uneven control, in his rehab assignment on Wednesday with the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park.
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This time, Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes has only himself to blame
Alex Reyes, a top St. Louis Cardinals prospect, was trying to bounce back from elbow and lat injuries and return to the majors. But after a ragged start for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, he punched a wall and fractured the pinkie on his non-throwing hand.
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April 2019
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Baseball Podcast: Opening Day
It's Opening Day for The Daily Memphian Baseball Podcast, as sportswriter Don Wade and guest Frank Murtaugh of Memphis Magazine and The Memphis Flyer talk about baseball memories from summers past.
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To St. Louis and back, Redbirds players feel the ups and downs of being optioned
Nothing can top the excitement of the first time you hear you're going to the big leagues. And nothing disappoints like getting sent back down after not getting to play, or playing so well that you actually made history.
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Have data, will adjust: Redbirds pitcher Jake Woodford re-creates himself
Redbirds pitcher Jake Woodford, with the use of advanced data, overhauled his game in the middle of last season and didn't miss a start while doing it. The process "helped me discover who I was as a pitcher," he said.
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Gomber’s proving ground begins on Redbirds’ mound on opening night
Lefty Austin Gomber gets the start Thursday night at AutoZone Park in the Memphis Redbirds' season-opener. It's the beginning of a journey the pitcher hopes leads back to St. Louis.
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March 2019
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For St. Louis Cardinals, ‘close’ is never good enough
The St. Louis Cardinals, the Memphis Redbirds’ parent club, were above .500 the last three seasons, but failed to make the postseason. Under skipper Mike Shildt, who managed Memphis in 2015-16, the Cardinals are optimistic about 2019.
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Cardinals win ‘Battle of the Birds,’ but Redbirds are the ones wearing the rings
The Memphis Redbirds celebrated their 2018 Triple-A National Championship before Monday's "Battle of the Birds." St. Louis Cardinals brass and players appreciated the moment, but also took it as food for thought given the team's three-year hiatus from the playoffs.
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February 2019
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Armed and dangerous: With a 105 mph fastball, Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks is a game-changer
St. Louis Cardinals rookie reliever Jordan Hicks gave up only three “barreled” balls out of 216 put in play last season. But that’s what happens when you can throw 105 mph and your pitches dance.
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Local roots provide Ben Johnson a perspective of role as Memphis Redbirds manager
Genuine Ben: Germantown’s Ben Johnson, new manager of the Memphis Redbirds, says he will be a listen-first leader as he relates to young players
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January 2019
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Memphis to host 2019 Triple-A Championship Game; Johnson named Redbirds manager
The Memphis Redbirds will host the 2019 Triple-A National Championship Game, and Ben Johnson was named the team's manager Friday in a day of announcements for the local Cardinals affiliate.
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Long time coming: Stubby Clapp back with St. Louis Cardinals as coach
After leading the Memphis Redbirds to consecutive Pacific Coast League titles, Stubby Clapp is heading to St. Louis to become the Cardinals' first base coach. And his return to the big leagues has been 18 years in the making.
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December 2018
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Memphis Redbirds’ new manager will be Germantown’s Ben Johnson
Germantown’s Ben Johnson will be the next manager of the Memphis Redbirds, The Daily Memphian has confirmed.
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October 2018
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An assist from the skipper: Stubby Clapp helped Redbirds’ rebirth
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Redbirds’ Stubby Clapp to be a coach for St. Louis Cardinals in 2019
In two years as manager of the Memphis Redbirds, Stubby Clapp won multiple championships and sent many players up to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, it’s his turn. -
Redbirds’ favorite son, Stubby Clapp, on verge of return to majors
Stubby Clapp and the boys were still in the Memphis Redbirds’ clubhouse, spraying champagne like a bunch of kids with squirt guns at summer camp. Clapp had just led the team to a second straight Pacific Coast League title amid massive roster turnover that had robbed him of his starting rotation and the heart of his lineup. -
Stubby Clapp’s name continues to surface as major league teams fill vacancies
Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp’s name emerged Tuesday afternoon as a possibility for major league positions with two organizations, including the parent St. Louis Cardinals.
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September 2018
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Stubby Clapp to Toronto Rumors Escalate
John Gibbons knew he would not be returning to Toronto as the Blue Jays manager and it didn’t take long for him to go to work on endorsing a successor.
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