Memphis manager Ben Johnson busy, just not on baseball field
He's not managing this season because COVID-19 wiped out the minor league season, but Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson has players to call and a "honey do" list that just won't quit.
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He's not managing this season because COVID-19 wiped out the minor league season, but Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson has players to call and a "honey do" list that just won't quit.
MLB will have a 60-game season, but with no minor-league season, no St. Louis Cardinals "taxi squad" working out in Memphis and no pop-up league for minor-league free agents. AutoZone Park will not have any pro baseball this year.
From Memphis Redbirds principal owner Peter Freund, to Memphis manager Ben Johnson and St. Louis Cardinals coach Stubby Clapp, COVID-19 is now very real on a professional and personal level.
Lefty reliever Tyler Webb had the best season in 2019 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the former Memphis Redbird goes to spring training with new-found confidence.
After a 2019 season in which he often dominated the opposition, St. Louis Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty aims to bring the same focus and bulldog mentality to 2020.
In town with the annual Cardinals Caravan, St. Louis starting pitcher Jack Flaherty says the Cardinals just ran into a “hot team” in the NLCS and that there is no place in the game for cheating of any kind.
Ben Johnson, who starred in baseball and football at Germantown High, is returning for his second season as manager of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and is armed with the knowledge acquired in season one.
The St. Louis Cardinals' season might have lasted longer than expected, but the end confirmed change is needed going forward.
St. Louis Cardinals first base coach and former Redbirds skipper Stubby Clapp, who won two PCL Manager of the Year awards in Memphis, will interview for the Pittsburgh Pirates manager's job.
Former Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp is on the front lines as first base coach as St. Louis Cardinals pursue playoff berth.
Grit & Grind might have been coined in Memphis years ago with the Grizzlies, but you can still see it on display every night in this edition of the St. Louis Cardinals.
With a late push, the Memphis Redbirds stayed in the playoff hunt until the last series of the season. Manager Ben Johnson, a Germantown High School graduate, hopes to be back in 2020.
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.
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.
The St. Louis Cardinals shuffle the coaching staff, bringing up Memphis Redbirds hitting coach Jobel Jimenez.
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.
Marcell Ozuna in Memphis Redbirds' lineup on rehab assignment; St. Louis Cardinals quiet at trade deadline.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.