There are 69 article(s) tagged St. Louis Cardinals:

• April 2024

  • Cards option Jordan Walker to Redbirds

    The St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday shipped 2020 first-round draft choice Jordan Walker to the Memphis Redbirds, their Triple-A affiliate.

    By Tim Buckley April 24, 2024

• August 2023

  • Opportunity knocks: New Redbirds pitchers have fresh start in Cardinals’ organization

    Three new pitchers now in the starting rotation for the Memphis Redbirds are essentially auditioning for the same role with the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals. 

    By Don Wade August 07, 2023

• July 2023

  • Echols: Let London have Wimbledon. Baseball is America’s pastime.

    “We would head back to Busch Stadium and find our spot on the fold-down, red plastic chairs — the ones you would have to peel the backs of your thighs off of each time you would stand up to cheer. Because it was hot. So, so hot.”

    By Candace Echols July 02, 2023

• May 2023

  • ‘Big teddy bear’ having fierce offensive year for Memphis Redbirds

    For first baseman Luken Baker to take the step from Triple-A to the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals or some other team, he’s going to have to “knock the door down,” said Memphis manager Ben Johnson. 

    By Don Wade May 24, 2023

  • Waiting Game: Redbirds pitcher Michael McGreevy refining his craft until Cardinals call

    Right-handed pitcher Michael McGreevy, a 2021 first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, is having success at Triple-A Memphis by being true to his self: trying to get “early, weak contact” from hitters, so he can eventually change his work address from AutoZone Park to Busch Stadium. 

    By Don Wade May 22, 2023

  • Top Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker in Memphis to ‘work on things’

    The beginning of 20-year-old rookie Jordan Walker’s career with the St. Louis Cardinals was so successful he tied an MLB record that had him eclipsing the likes of Roberto Clemente and Ted Williams. Even so, the Cardinals recently demoted him to Triple-A Memphis.

    By Don Wade May 03, 2023

  • Redbirds return home with big names for Jumbo Shrimp series

    Highly regarded prospects Jordan Walker and Michael McGreevy are with the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A affiliate, for the start of a series against Jacksonville.

    By Tim Buckley May 02, 2023

• March 2023

  • Redbirds Notebook: New eats, new rules at AutoZone Park this year

    When fans return to AutoZone Park for baseball this season, they will see a new grass field and a “bright as ever” video board, according to Memphis Redbirds President Craig Unger, along with a menu with many new choices.

    By Don Wade March 23, 2023

  • Former Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp learning on the job as Cardinals coach

    Former Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp had proved all there was to prove at Triple-A. His reward: a promotion to St. Louis to be first base and infield coach.

    By Don Wade March 21, 2023

• February 2023

  • Haltom: Remembering my hero and friend Tim McCarver

    “Tim McCarver became my favorite player not just because he was a great catcher, but also because he was from Memphis, my hometown.”

    By William Haltom February 26, 2023

  • Full circle: Tim McCarver back home after living a life full of dreams

    Tim McCarver, who died Thursday at age 81, was a three-sport star at Christian Brothers, a World Series hero for the St. Louis Cardinals, and a Baseball Hall-of-Fame inductee as a broadcaster. 

    By Don Wade February 19, 2023

• January 2023

  • Cardinals Caravan rolls into Memphis with top prospects

    If all goes as St. Louis would like, outfielder Jordan Walker won’t be back to Memphis but pitcher Tink Hence could be in a Redbirds uniform before the 2023 season is done. 

    By Don Wade January 13, 2023

• November 2022

  • Meet Me in Memphis: President of Redbirds, 901 FC left St. Louis to ‘bet on me’

    Craig Unger left his dream of working for the St. Louis Cardinals in his hometown to become general manager of the Memphis Redbirds. Now, he’s added Memphis 901 FC under his reign and is considered “part of the Memphis fabric.”

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    Just a touch of ‘Ted Lasso' for Craig Unger as part-owner of London soccer club

    By Don Wade November 13, 2022

• September 2022

  • From Memphis to Cooperstown: Pujols’ home run here still echoes decades later

    The Redbirds will commemorate his walk-off home run in 2000 on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a replica of the chair where that Pujols home run landed.

    By Don Wade September 08, 2022

• August 2022

  • Paid in Dreams: Minor league baseball players work for hope of Majors

    For many, earning an average of $3,000 to $5,000 per year, there are two clocks ticking: one counting off the days of his baseball life, the other the days a life that he hasn’t quite started because of baseball.

    By Don Wade August 21, 2022

• July 2022

  • Cardinals’ star catcher Yadier Molina coming to AutoZone Park for two games

    Veteran catcher batting .213 in his final big-league season.

    By John Varlas July 25, 2022

• August 2021

  • Redbirds announce 2022 schedule

    Gwinnett comes to town for the season opener and the first of 24 games between the two teams.

    By John Varlas August 27, 2021

• February 2021

  • Redbirds get new rivals in MLB’s minor-league remodel

    Realignment is intended to reduce travel and create a more efficient talent pipeline. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 12, 2021

• December 2020

  • Cardinals and Redbirds extend affiliation through 2030

    Legacy of pro baseball in Memphis dates to the 1870s.

    By John Varlas December 09, 2020

• October 2020

  • Sports Notebook: NBA bubble may live on, and R.I.P. ‘Gibby’

    Also: Vince Carter is a good sport, and this is what Patrick Mahomes should be called.

    By Don Wade October 04, 2020

• August 2020

  • Room Without a View: Former Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp is trapped

    Positive COVID-19 tests have postponed seven Cardinals games and left the team, including the first base coach, stranded in a Milwaukee hotel.

    By Don Wade August 05, 2020

  • Sports Notebook: For NBA, protesting social injustice in America is the easy part; SEC keeps football in the family

    In this week's Sports Notebook: ESPN takes a deep look at the NBA's relationship with China; college football conferences amending schedules amid the pandemic; St. Louis Cardinals one of six MLB teams shut down, and the season might be at risk. 

    By Don Wade August 02, 2020

• July 2020

  • St. Louis Cardinals’ game postponed after two positive COVID-19 tests

    The Cardinals join five other Major League Baseball teams that are in a holding pattern after players tested positive for the coronavirus.

    By Don Wade July 31, 2020

  • Season of Sacrifice: If Cardinals have great season, Stubby Clapp might not see his family until November

    MLB plans to play on despite the number of positive COVID-19 tests on the Miami Marlins. For St. Louis Cardinals coach Stubby Clapp, that means he can keep working -- hopefully all the way through the World Series. But there's a cost: Clapp and his family probably won't see each other till season's end. 

    By Don Wade July 28, 2020

  • Jason Motte says return of MLB won’t change game, but he’s glad it’s back

    There's still a pandemic going on, but it will be nice to have the diversion of a baseball season -- even just a 60-game regular season, says former St. Louis Cardinals closer and current CBHS pitching coach Jason Motte.

    By Don Wade July 23, 2020