Sports betting arrives at Busch Stadium with 'shared concerns' of integrity, harassment
Not terribly far from JFK airport where one of the leagues’ most dominant and recently decorated closers, Emmanuel Clase, stepped off the plane and into custody because of charges stemming from an alleged pitch-fixing scheme, Major League Baseball gathered team owners for annual meetings in New York earlier this month.
A prominent topic between executives was one they’re all within proximity of — as ubiquitous in their industry as its billboards wallpapering ballparks.
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Signage is seen at the bet365 Bridge at Busch Stadium on opening day, March 27, 2025. The Cardinals entered into a partnership with bet365 ahead of the 2025 season.
Two young starters — electric lefty Brandon Clarke and ready-made starter Richard Fitts — come from Boston, illuminating the Cardinals' plans to accumulate talent.
The constant through Cardinals' first nine World Series titles was Morris "Butch" Yatkeman, clubhouse manager who was recently honored by his peers in Cooperstown.
Hochman: Cardinal hit .350 with 102 RBIs, died the next year. Austin McHenry was STL’s 1st ‘what if’
The old Louisville Slugger belonged to the ӣƵ slugger.
The bat is on display at the ӣƵ Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum.
In today’s 10 AM “Ten Hochman” video, Ben Hochman discusses who STL NBA fans should follow this year with Jayson Tatum injured. Plus, a happy birthday shoutout to Art Garfunkel! And as always, Hochman picks a random Cards card out of the hat!
Former Cardinals' All-Star closer Ryan Helsley finalizing deal with Orioles, per source
A little more than a year removed from the finishing touches on one of the finest seasons ever by a Cardinals closer, Ryan Helsley has found a new flock that will turn to him in the ninth inning.
Helsley, one of the top free-agent relievers available, agreed to a deal Saturday with the Baltimore Orioles, a source confirmed to the Post-Dispatch. Helsley's signing with the Orioles and his two-year contract with a opt-out after 2026 was first reported by ESPN. A finalized deal is pending a physical.
The constant through Cardinals' first nine World Series titles was Morris "Butch" Yatkeman, clubhouse manager who was recently honored by his peers in Cooperstown.
Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold talke with editor Nathan Mills about the Cardinals trading their ace to the Red Sox, their return and the next dominoes to fall this offseason.
He stitched together Cardinals' greatest eras, and now Butch Yatkeman is honored in Hall
Butch Yatkeman was featured several times in Post-Dispatch cartoonist's Amadee Wohlschlaeger's work include this one from 1981.
Amadee Wohlschlaeger
During the winter between the Cardinals’ 1967 World Series championship and their return the next fall with their 12th National League pennant, a fixture of the clubhouse and club’s history received a check for a full share of the postseason payout. He hadn’t taken a swing or spun a curve, hadn’t drawn a walk or stole a base. He wasn’t one to get a uniform dirty, no sir.
But Butch Yatkeman was quick to note what else he and the Cardinals had not done in his decades with the team.
ӣƵ Cardinals equipment manager Butch Yatkeman pictured here March 13, 1975 in St. Petersburg, Fla., has been a ӣƵ Cardinals employee for 51 years, starting at age 11 as a batboy. (AP Photo)
ӣƵ Cardinals equipment manager Butch Yatkeman who has served with the team for 59 years was honored Saturday, April 10, 1982. Yatkeman was given the honor of throwing out the first pitch to open the home game for the Cardinals. The 73-year-old Yatkeman joined the team as a batboy in 1924. (AP Photo)
Longtime Cardinals clubhouse manager Butch Yatkeman is listed first for the inaugural class of the Major League Baseball Clubhouse Managers Association's Hall of Fame. The plaque, pictured above, was hung in the library at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, during a gathering of at least a dozen active and retired clubhouse managers. (Photo courtesy of Rip Rowan)
Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold talke with editor Nathan Mills about the Cardinals trading their ace to the Red Sox, their return and the next dominoes to fall this offseason.
Return of Marmol's staff had previously been reported, but the additions continue the goal of increasing the size of the staff and cohesion with other departments.
One benefit of "slipping" out of the neutral zone between luxury tax payers and payees is immediately obvious with the MLB draft lottery next month.
What has Jordan Walker smiling in the batting cage? Inside his plan for a pivotal offseason
The biting breaking ball inevitably headed his way would be challenging enough, and still there were many at-bats this past season when Jordan Walker tried to find his footing in the batter’s box and felt like he was competing against more than just the opposing pitcher.
“The pitchers are too good,” he said. “I can’t fight my body and them at the same time.”
Cardinals batter Jordan Walker flaps his wings in celebration in the dugout after hitting a solo home run Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in the fourth inning of a game against the Angels at Busch Stadium.
Hochman: Thanks…for nothing? A look back at brutal sports year in ӣƵ
The question was posed in a post. An X account by the name of @wisdom_HQ asked people to “write a sad story using only three words.” There were more than 43,000 responses, including: "Et tu, Brute?" ... "It didn’t save" ... "Don’t leave me" ... "I gave up" ... "Tomorrow never came."
In today’s 10 AM “Ten Hochman” video, Ben Hochman discusses Jake Neighbours’ return to the Blues lineup! Also a happy birthday shoutout to Veronica Hamel! And as always, Hochman picks a random Blues card out of the old hockey mask!
Two young starters — electric lefty Brandon Clarke and ready-made starter Richard Fitts — come from Boston, illuminating the Cardinals' plans to accumulate talent.
Return of Marmol's staff had previously been reported, but the additions continue the goal of increasing the size of the staff and cohesion with other departments.
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Cardinals finalize Oli Marmol's staff with two new additions, all field staff returning
One of the goals shared by manager Oli Marmol and the front office coming out of this past season was to continue the growth of the major league coaching staff while also, as Chaim Bloom said, benefiting from its "continuity."
The Cardinals did both as they finalized Marmol's staff on the eve of Thanksgiving.
Cardinals bench coach Daniel Descalso, right, watches as live batting practice begins on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, during spring training at the team's practice facility in Jupiter, Fla.
Cardinals set to be MLB revenue-sharing recipient for first time. What does that mean?
For the first time in recent memory and perhaps since the advent of Major League Baseball’s current revenue-sharing system, the Cardinals are set to be a recipient, and that has immediate ramifications this offseason for ways they can build their roster toward the future.
Previously a franchise that was the envy of middle markets and an annual resident in the neutral zone between revenue-sharing recipients and payers of the competitive balance tax, the Cardinals will be a receiver this winter, a club official confirmed. The club notes it's the first time the Cardinals will receive revenue-sharing funds following a full season in at least 25 years, and it’s believed to be the first time since the advent of the current program, which began in 1996.
