Sean Kugler: Cardinals firing was 'miscommunication' or 'mistaken identity'
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"Anytime you can cap off a sweep of a great team like the Yankees, it's huge," Arenado said. "We beat a team that's playing great ball, too. Where we're trying to go, you've got to win series. It's just great to see us playing good baseball, playing hard." St. Louis Cardinals' Paul DeJong is congratulated by teammate Nolan Arenado after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in St. Louis.
New York manager Aaron Boone was ejected by plate umpire Ed Hickox in the fifth for apparently arguing balls and strikes. It was the 23rd ejection for Boone and his sixth this season. St. Louis won its season-high seventh straight in a slugfest that took 4 hours, 25 minutes — the longest nine-inning game in the majors this season. The Dominican Republic native hit at least .300 with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of his first 10 seasons.
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There will be a ballpark downgrade for Contreras, but Busch Stadium is more favorable for right-handed batters than it is lefties. The Cardinals added 5 players to the organization and lost 1. I think it’s one of the more underrated events too and even though coverage of it has been on the rise, I still feel like it’s not covered enough. Arenado, who launched a three-run homer in the second inning, had three hits and leads the majors with 18 RBIs in interleague games this season.
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals will have a chance to see two of their new stars up close in January. Willson Contreras, who recently signed a five-year, $87.5 million deal with the team, and top prospect Jordan Walker will be signing autographs for fans at Winter Warm-Up. The offseason is in full swing and teams are making key additions to their roster before the 2023 season. The St. Louis Cardinals will have a new television play-by-play voice in 2023 after making a significant change to the booth on Thursday. The team announced that it is parting ways with broadcaster Dan McLaughlin by mutual decision after 24 seasons. The St. Louis star hadn’t homered in a week since hitting No. 699 and 700 at Dodger Stadium last Friday.
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"I'm just thankful that I'm getting those chances," DeJong said. "It's been so much fun since I've been back — just really enjoying every day here." "What DeJong did was pretty special," St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. "So I think at the end of the day you have to be positive and just stay focused and trust your work. That's something that I've done all the time."
No. 700 came one inning later, when Pujols drove a three-run shot 389 feet into the left-field seats, the night reminiscent of the game in which he hit the 499th and 500th homers of his career for the Angels in Washington on April 22, 2014. Pujols launched a slider from former teammate Johan Oviedo over the Big Mac Land sign in left field at Busch Stadium. New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson drops his batting helmet after being called out on strikes to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in St. Louis.
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"It was a great night overall – a night I shared with my teammates, my family that were in the stands and, obviously, we came out with a huge win." "It’s pretty awesome to get back here, because I knew it was going to be like this," Pujols said, according to MLB.com. "It’s pretty good to be embraced by the fans like this. This is what I’ve been getting all year, but tonight was extra-special after reaching the milestone of 700.
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run on Friday night, connecting for his second drive of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history. In bringing aboard Contreras, St. Louis has found a replacement for longtime catcher Yadier Molina, who retired following the 2022 campaign after 19 seasons with the Cardinals. With Molina's production having waned in recent years, the 30-year-old Contreras will provide a major upgrade at the position, particularly on the offensive end. Over the past two seasons, Contreras' 121 wRC+ ranks third among all catchers who have logged at least 500 plate appearances over that stretch. A week after becoming just the fourth player in baseball history to hit 700 home runs in a career, Pujols hit home run No. 701 in front of his home crowd at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Chris Stratton (6-4) picked up the win, allowing two runs over 1 2/3 innings of relief. The Cardinals scored three times in the fifth to break a 6-all tie. Tommy Edman followed DeJong’s double with a run-scoring hit. DeJong was originally called out at the plate on the play, but the call was reversed after a replay review.
Motter spent about half of the 2022 campaign with the Reds organization, going 1-for-6 in two games on the major-league roster. The 33-year-old will now get a shot to prove himself with the Cardinals in 2023. Veteran catcher Willson Contreras signed a five-year, $87.5 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this week. It was a deal he began dreaming of long before it was even a realistic possibility.
“Every night, you want to check the box score, and when he hits a home run, everybody's talking about it,” said Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who played nine-plus years with Pujols in Anaheim. But it captivated St. Louis fans, who rose to their feet with smart phones positioned to capture every one of the 42-year-old’s at-bats in Busch Stadium, and players all around the game. “It’s pretty special,” Pujols said of joining the 700 Club. “When it’s really gonna hit me is when I’m done at end of season and I’m retired, and a month or two after that I can look at numbers. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on St. Louis Cardinals and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.
St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols was moved to tears during a ceremony on Friday night for his 700th home run in MLB. Veteran catcher Willson Contreras has officially left the Chicago Cubs and is doing so for a record-setting contract . Yadier Molina was a rock behind the plate for the St. Louis Cardinals for almost two decades. The future Hall-of-Famer came up with the Cards in 2004 and took over the starting catcher job after Mike Matheny departed via free agency. The St. Louis Cardinals are an undeniably storied franchise. Each generation of fans has seen more than their fair share of team legends, as well as some pretty solid teams over the years.
Outside linebacker Randy Gregory and offensive lineman Billy Turner have been activated from injured reserve, the Broncos announced Saturday. The departure left yet another position group without an assistant. Arizona put running backs coach James Saxon on leave and eventually fired him after he was charged with domestic battery in Indiana that dated back to May. St. Louis completed a 6-0 homestand, its first homestand sweep of six games or more since September 2013. Judge gave his team a 4-1 lead with a two-run single in the second.
Pujols snapped a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the list when he hit career homer No. 697 against Pittsburgh on Sept. 11. The fans chanted "Pujols! Pujols!" They finally sat down after being on their feet in anticipation of seeing history. Pujols' historic homer was a three-run shot against Dodgers reliever Phil Bickford. The ball landed in the first few rows of the left-field pavilion, the same location his two-run shot touched down the previous inning off left-hander Andrew Heaney. This was his 14th home run since the start of August for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, and his 21st of the season.
Kugler’s lawyers at Shields Petitti filed a request for arbitration on Wednesday, they said in the release. That was the same day the Cardinals announced general manager Steve Keim stepped away from the team for health-related reasons, the latest in a series of losses to the team’s football staff this year. St. Louis Cardinals' Paul DeJong watches his three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in St. Louis. New York Yankees' Aaron Judge follows through on a two-run double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in St. Louis. "I knew they weren't going to go down quietly after we beat them the first two games," DeJong said. "Today was a great game, one of the most memorable games I've played here."
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