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ST. LOUIS -- Maybe no hard-luck player on the Cardinals roster typifies the kind of frustration-filled, sour season the team has been through than 24-year-old outfielder Dylan Carlson, who sat on the Cardinals’ bench on Saturday nursing not one but two injuries. To further add to Carlson’s frustration is this

CHICAGO -- When Adam Wainwright’s dramatically improved health lined up with another opening in the starting rotation, the Cardinals made the somewhat surprising decision to send their 41-year-old pitcher to the mound when they play the D-backs in Arizona on Monday. Wainwright, who still needs two wins to become the

CHICAGO -- It was looking like Jordan Montgomery was headed for another quality start after cruising through four scoreless innings. The Cardinals were also in a great spot, leading the White Sox by five runs. Then, it all fell a part. Montgomery left the game with a hamstring injury after

MIAMI -- It’s the perplexing and troubling question the Cardinals hoped they would never encounter, much less have to answer in the middle of a season. However, there is no avoiding their most prominent personnel query now after another lopsided loss: Will franchise icon Adam Wainwright toe the rubber and

ST. LOUIS -- Claiming to be pain-free for the first time in more than a month after consulting with a Southern California-based back specialist and receiving two pain-killing injections, Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill is hopeful he can restart baseball activities later this week. Unable to shake the back pain that

SEATTLE -- Shortstop Paul DeJong, whose career has been marred by shocking struggles much of the past three seasons, is headed back to the Cardinals and could be activated as soon as Sunday, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Saturday. DeJong, who hit at least 19 home runs in

ST. LOUIS -- Fearful about the health of their new catcher after he took a 102.7 mph sinker off the shin guard protecting his right knee, the Cardinals got good news on Friday when the MRI on Willson Contreras' right knee came back clean. Contreras, who has a knee contusion,

JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwright, who was scheduled to begin his final MLB season as the Cardinals' Opening Day starter for a seventh time in his 18-year career, will instead open on the injured list after suffering a groin strain. Manager Oliver Marmol confirmed Wainwright's injury on Thursday morning prior

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals received some roster clarity Monday, when shortstop Paul DeJong suffered a setback in his return from lower back pain that has kept him off the field for the better part of the past week. The issue is now expected to sideline DeJong for at least

ST. LOUIS -- Though an MRI of Ryan Helsley’s right middle finger came back clean Friday night, manager Oliver Marmol said that Helsley would not be available for Game 2 of the Wild Card Series against the Phillies since he threw 33 pitches in Game 1. Helsley was to play

ST. LOUIS -- As if seeing All-Star closer Ryan Helsley struggle -- first with his command, then his health -- wasn’t enough of a shock to their system, the Cardinals looked on mostly in stunned disbelief as everything they had worked to build over 8 1/3 innings in Game 1

PITTSBURGH -- Scheduled to pitch one inning and then rest until the start of the postseason on Friday, Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley jammed the middle finger on his right hand following his fifth pitch in the eighth inning of St. Louis' 8-7 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Whereas Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty came into Sunday’s third Minor League rehab start with a workmanlike mentality, the highly competitive side of him took over in the fourth inning when Double-A Arkansas loaded the bases with two singles and a walk. That was the moment, Cardinals president

ST. LOUIS -- Uncertain for weeks as to when Yadier Molina would return from his native Puerto Rico to heal his inflamed right knee and refresh mentally, the Cardinals finally have some clarity about their veteran catcher’s immediate future. Manager Oliver Marmol said that Molina will report to an unspecified

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ST. LOUIS -- Patient throughout a 2 1/2-month process where Jack Flaherty used a platelet-rich plasma injection, rest and strengthening exercises to calm the inflammation in his right shoulder, the Cardinals and their former Opening Day starter unexpectedly deviated from that plan when Flaherty was named the June 15 starter.

ST. LOUIS -- In a season already full of memorable moments for the Cardinals, Sunday undoubtedly qualified as the low point and proved to be a forgettable day full of loathsome losses. Within a 3-hour and 50-minute stretch Sunday, St. Louis lost starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to another shoulder injury,

PITTSBURGH -- On a day when the Cardinals badly needed some length out of starting pitcher Steven Matz to rest a weary bullpen, they got just the opposite as the left-hander exited with left shoulder stiffness after just four pitches. Fortunately for the Cardinals, however, that was about the only

JUPITER, Fla. -- Jack Flaherty addressed his injury situation Sunday, detailing the nature of his right shoulder discomfort and outlining his rehab plan moving forward. Flaherty confirmed he was diagnosed with bursitis after receiving a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection, linking the inflammation to mechanical issues brought upon by the left

JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty has been diagnosed with “a small tear” in his ailing right shoulder, according to team president John Mozeliak, and the club plans to shut down the right-hander for two weeks before deciding on a course of action for his return. The tear is

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals and Jack Flaherty are seeking a second opinion on the hard-throwing right-hander’s ailing shoulder, meaning there is still no answer as to his availability for an organization that has visions of being a World Series contender. Flaherty, the Cardinals' Opening Day starter in 2020 and

JUPITER, Fla. -- While the Cardinals are still awaiting a diagnosis and a course of action for pitcher Jack Flaherty’s injured right shoulder, the club knows now for certain that former closer and hopeful starter Alex Reyes won’t be ready for Opening Day. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol announced on Wednesday

JUPITER, Fla. -- Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said it would be easy to tell which pitchers are the furthest along in their development by how soon they threw batting practice sessions in Spring Training. So, when Jack Flaherty didn’t throw in Monday’s opening workout and was absent from Tuesday’s second

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty played catch on Sunday for the first time since sustaining a right shoulder strain on Aug. 24. He did the same on Monday, before his club opened a four-game set against the Dodgers. And he’ll continue to do so for as long as