There are 59 article(s) tagged St. Louis Cardinals:

• August 2019

  • AutoZone Park’s tattered playing field to be replaced

    Weather and the lifespan of the field – not the combination of baseball and soccer at AutoZone Park – are the main reasons the grass surface soon will be replaced.

    By Don Wade August 25, 2019

  • Growing up in the game

    Memphis Redbirds outfielder Dylan Carlson, the St. Louis Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect, has had one goal ever since he can remember: be a major-league baseball player. Now, he’s very close.

    By Don Wade August 21, 2019

  • Memphis Redbirds/St. Louis Cardinals Notebook

    The St. Louis Cardinals shuffle the coaching staff, bringing up Memphis Redbirds hitting coach Jobel Jimenez. 

    By Don Wade August 14, 2019

  • The Teammate: Cardinals star Yadier Molina comes to Memphis and everyone benefits

    An All-Star and a Gold Glove winner, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is also a true teammate – even when in Memphis on a rehab assignment. 

    By Don Wade August 06, 2019

• July 2019

  • Redbirds Notebook: Ozuna and Carpenter on rehab assignments in Memphis

    Marcell Ozuna in Memphis Redbirds' lineup on rehab assignment; St. Louis Cardinals quiet at trade deadline.

    By Don Wade July 31, 2019

  • As coach with St. Louis Cardinals, Stubby Clapp looks for every edge

    Former Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp already has more time as a St. Louis Cardinals coach than he ever did as a player – and he's discovered that the winning matters more than ever.

    By Don Wade July 20, 2019

  • Baseball Podcast: Catching up with Stubby Clapp

    St. Louis Cardinals first base coach and former Redbirds manager and player Stubby Clapp joins Daily Memphian sportswriter Don Wade to talk about the Cardinals in the pennant race, his role with the team, and to relive a few Memphis memories.

    By Natalie Van Gundy July 19, 2019

  • Redbirds’ Andrew Knizner making strides as heir apparent to Yadier Molina

    The Memphis Redbirds' Andrew Knizner is today the top catching prospect for the St. Louis Cardinals, which is saying something given that not that long ago he was a third baseman.

    By Don Wade July 08, 2019

  • Baseball Podcast: A Visit with Ben Johnson

    Daily Memphian sportswriter Don Wade chats with Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson about growing up in Memphis, his playing career and developing players for the St. Louis Cardinals.

    By Natalie Van Gundy July 02, 2019

• June 2019

  • Birds of a Feather

    While the parent St. Louis Cardinals battle to stay in the playoff chase, the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds – far out of the playoff hunt – work to keep developing players to help the greater, big-league cause.

    By Don Wade June 30, 2019

  • For Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes, progress trumps bottom line

    Memphis Redbirds pitcher Alex Reyes, still a prized prospect of the St. Louis Cardinals, could still use some better luck after several injuries. But for now, he'll take progress and not worry about the stats. 

    By Don Wade June 19, 2019

  • Baseball Podcast: Is time running out on the Cardinals’ season?

    Daily Memphian sports writer Don Wade is joined by the Memphis Flyer's Frank Murtaugh and Daily Memphian sports editor Clay Bailey for a discussion of the St. Louis Cardinals, plus thoughts on Germantown native Mickey Callaway's job as manager of the New York Mets.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 17, 2019

• May 2019

  • 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.

    By Don Wade May 24, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade May 09, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade May 08, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade May 01, 2019

• April 2019

  • 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.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 25, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade April 23, 2019

  • 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.

    By Don Wade April 09, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade April 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • 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.

    By Don Wade March 28, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Don Wade March 26, 2019

  • 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 25, 2019

• February 2019

  • 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.

    By Don Wade February 19, 2019

  • 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

    By Don Wade February 13, 2019