St. Louis Cardinals Information
The Cardinals is a professional baseball team established in 1882 and has been playing its home games at Busch Stadium since 2006. Their uniform schemes include white, yellow, midnight navy blue, and cardinal red. The Cardinals are owned primarily by Bill DeWitt Jr., and the team's president is Bill DeWitt III. Oliver Marmol is the current manager, and John Mozeliak is the president of baseball operations. Mike Girsch is in charge of day-to-day operations. Both Fredbird and Rally Squirrel serve as the team's official mascots.
Starting pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina, popularly known as a battery, set a new National League and American League record on September 14, 2022, with 325 combined starts dating back to 2007. Since 1975, the record has been held by the team of Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan.
Jack Buck, Harry Caray, Bob Carpenter, Dizzy Dean, Joe Garagiola Sr., Dan McLaughlin, and Jay Randolph are just some of the names that have aired for the Cardinals in the past. From 1991 until 2007, Jack Buck's son, Joe Buck, was an official part of the Cardinals' broadcast staff. Before joining ESPN as the voice of Monday Night Football in 2022, young Buck was the lead play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports' nationwide broadcasts of Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge to the club on January 5, 2024, in exchange for corner outfielder Richie Palacios. Former Cardinals left-handed hitter Matt Carpenter, 38, inked a one-year, $740,000 deal to play designated hitter on January 19. Free agent right tackle/reliever Keynan Middleton, 30, inked a one-year deal worth $6 million with the Cardinals on February 3. The deal includes a club option for 2025, bringing the total value to $11 million.
Minor League Player of the Month for July, as revealed by the St. Louis Cardinals on August 6, 2024, was Thomas Saggese of the Memphis Redbirds (AAA) and Pitcher of the Month, José Dávila, of the Palm Beach Cardinals (A), for his right side.
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