Sea of red fills AutoZone Park for Battle of the Birds
St. Louis Cardinals players, including former Redbirds players Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker, said they would enjoy participating again.
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March 2025
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Calkins: The Cardinals helped celebrate 25 years in AutoZone Park. Will there be 25 more?
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Memphis Redbirds threw a memorable 25th birthday party for AutoZone Park Monday night. What comes next for the beautiful ballpark?
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Battle of the Birds is back in Memphis for 25th anniversary
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Memphis Redbirds Monday evening at AutoZone Park for the first time since 2019.
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January 2025
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Jordan Walker fan, 13, follows Cardinals to Memphis to see his idol
Thirteen-year-old Zander Reyes and his mother, Pamela, drove to Memphis from St. Louis to arrive at AutoZone Park seven hours early for the Cardinals fan caravan event.
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Cardinals Caravan visiting Memphis
Four current members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, two former Cardinals and television play-by-play announcer Chip Carey are coming to AutoZone Park on Friday for a free and open-to-the-public promotional event.
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November 2024
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St. Louis Cardinals coming to play Memphis Redbirds in 2025
The Cardinals will come to Memphis to play their Triple-A affiliate in a 2025 exhibition game, marking the parent club’s first visit to the city since 2019.
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April 2024
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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.
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August 2023
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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.
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July 2023
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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.”
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May 2023
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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March 2023
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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.
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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.
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February 2023
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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.”
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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.
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January 2023
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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.
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November 2022
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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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September 2022
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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.
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August 2022
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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.
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July 2022
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Cardinals’ star catcher Yadier Molina coming to AutoZone Park for two games
Veteran catcher batting .213 in his final big-league season.
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August 2021
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Redbirds announce 2022 schedule
Gwinnett comes to town for the season opener and the first of 24 games between the two teams.
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February 2021
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Redbirds get new rivals in MLB’s minor-league remodel
Realignment is intended to reduce travel and create a more efficient talent pipeline.
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December 2020
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Cardinals and Redbirds extend affiliation through 2030
Legacy of pro baseball in Memphis dates to the 1870s.
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