St. Louis Cardinals News

For Adam Wainwright, spring training is off to a nice start. The World Series closer, bidding for a place in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rebuilt rotation, pitched three hitless innings Wednesday to help beat the Florida Marlins 6-3 in the exhibition opener for both teams. Wainwright, who earned the win, walked one and fell behind [...]

JUPITER, Fla. – Four months after winning World Series MVP, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein is still on a high.

JUPITER, Florida (Ticker) - The world champion St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms with righthanders Adam Wainwright and Anthony Reyes, catcher Yadier Molina and outfielder Chris Duncan to one-year deals Tuesday.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and third baseman Scott Rolen are talking again, and both agree the rift that began during the 2006 postseason is over. The two shook hands last week outside La Russa’s office at the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training complex. The two had not spoken since the disagreement began.

Mark Mulder has been doing drills this spring while the St. Louis Cardinals’ other pitchers throw fastballs. Seven years ago, he was a promising 22-year-old pitcher making his major league debut, then went on to record five consecutive 15-win seasons from 2001-05. Now, he’s on the mend from rotator cuff surgery in September and has [...]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Craig Biggio is 70 hits away from the magical 3,000 plateau, and he’s paid for every one of them.

Mike Hampton and Tim Hudson are key to the Braves’ success. Carl Pavano, Mark Prior and Eric Gagne are among hurlers who will be watched closely at training camps.

Until this winter, when Yadier Molina returned to his native Puerto Rico, he was just another talented ballplayer in a country filled with them. As he walked the streets this past offseason, after playing a pivotal role in the St. Louis Cardinals’ run to the championship, he was greeted with calls of “Yadi!

Kansas City Royals announcer Denny Matthews won the Ford C. Frick Award on Thursday, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. Matthews will be honored July 29 at the Hall of Fame ceremonies when Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are inducted and Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch receives the J.G.

Braden Looper hasn’t started a game in nearly 10 years. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander has never thrown more than 86 innings during a season while appearing in 587 career games, including postseason. Yet, when the Cardinals arrived for spring training, Looper was slated to be in the starting rotation.