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Winn becomes Cardinals cheerleader with playing no longer an option

@JohnDenton555
11:29 PM CDT

MILWAUKEE -- Instead of flying back to St. Louis on Saturday to begin the process of getting a second opinion on his injured right knee or planning for a potential surgery, Masyn Winn chose to stay with his Cardinals teammates in at American Family Field. Winn gave just about everything

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September 13, 2025

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Winn shut down for remainder of season with knee injury

@JohnDenton555
September 13, 2025

MILWAUKEE -- His ailing right knee not recovering the way it had weeks earlier when he repeatedly played through the pain, Masyn Winn’s stellar defensive season ended prematurely on Friday night when the Cardinals decided to shut the standout shortstop down. Winn, MLB’s co-leader in Outs Above Average with star

Winn to play through meniscus tear, get surgery in offseason

September 10, 2025

SEATTLE -- Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn will play out the remainder of the season despite suffering a slight tear in the meniscus of his right knee, the team confirmed Wednesday. Winn is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery in the offseason, but after evaluation by the Cardinals’ medical staff, he has

Winn to get MRI on knee, hopeful for return Monday

Shortstop's 49-game errorless streak officially ends after Tuesday's ruling change
@JohnDenton555
August 24, 2025

TAMPA -- In the midst of a potentially historic season at shortstop, Cardinals standout Masyn Winn was hit with a vicious one-two punch before Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Rays.

Cards place Donovan on IL with nagging groin injury

Arenado set to rejoin club on Tuesday; return to game action remains weeks away
August 18, 2025

MIAMI -- Playing through discomfort finally reached an unwanted finish. Cardinals star infielder Brendan Donovan tried to remain on the active roster while he dealt with a left groin strain. With the Cardinals in need of his valued production at the plate, Donovan balanced rest with the occasional appearance to

Cards place Scott (ankle) on IL, call up No. 14 prospect Church

@JohnDenton555
August 17, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- With Willson Contreras (right foot contusion) and Brendan Donovan (left foot/groin soreness) already out for days, the short-handed Cardinals had no choice other than to make a roster move when speedy center fielder Victor Scott II sprained his left ankle. When Scott was placed on the 10-day

Arenado (shoulder) set to rehab at Cards' Spring Training facility

@JohnDenton555
August 6, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Nolan Arenado’s path back to the Cardinals will take him through Jupiter, Fla., and the team’s Spring Training headquarters.

Arenado (shoulder strain) placed on IL; Gorman activated 

@JohnDenton555
August 2, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- On the heels of the Trade Deadline and the Cardinals' decision to focus on rebuilding instead of contending, the club placed struggling star third baseman Nolan Arenado on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain before their 4-1 loss to the Padres on Friday night

Gorman (lower back pain) lands on IL, but optimistic stint will be brief

@mreynoldsMLB
July 19, 2025

PHOENIX -- A day after getting good news on the injury front with the returns of third baseman Nolan Arenado and right fielder Jordan Walker, the Cardinals were dealt a blow with second baseman Nolan Gorman landing on the injured list with lower back pain on Saturday. Gorman missed the

Arenado jams finger while notching two more career milestones

Cards' 3B isn't concerned about injury after logging 1,900th hit, 400th double of career
@JohnDenton555
June 29, 2025

CLEVELAND -- While playfully making light of his own lack of speed, Cardinals star third baseman Nolan Arenado was incredulous as he tried to figure out how he jammed his right index finger on his body after reaching first base for the 1,900th hit of his career on Sunday. Arenado,

Walker hits IL with appendicitis, should have 'pretty quick recovery'

@JohnDenton555
June 25, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- Hoping to finally get a run of good luck with his health and potentially regain his stroke at the plate, Jordan Walker’s best intentions were undone again by a sharp pain in his side. Walker, 23, was taken to the hospital before the Cardinals’ game against the

Red-hot Herrera hits IL with hamstring strain as Cards start big stretch

@JohnDenton555
June 20, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- When he awoke on Friday morning, Iván Herrera hoped that there would be enough improvement in his strained left hamstring that he would have been able to forgo the MRI testing that was scheduled for later in the day. Not only had that pain not diminished, but

Hot-hitting Walker (wrist) placed on IL; short stint expected

May 31, 2025

ARLINGTON -- The Cardinals will be without Jordan Walker in the near future, placing him on the 10-day injured list with left wrist inflammation on Saturday, retroactive to Thursday. Walker had found his offensive stroke of late, batting .300 (12-for-40) in his last 14 games played with a .792 OPS

Cards get lineup boost as Herrera returns from knee injury

May 9, 2025

WASHINGTON -- As St. Louis catcher Iván Herrera neared a return from left knee inflammation that kept him out a little more than a month, squatting and batting caused him no pain. The only lingering issue was running. Which makes what happened in his final rehab assignment game at Triple-A

Arenado (back spasms) scratched from finale against Pirates

@JohnDenton555
May 7, 2025

ST. LOUIS -- Star third baseman Nolan Arenado was scratched from the starting lineup just minutes before the final game of the three-game series between the Cardinals and the Pirates was about to begin on Wednesday.

Herrera (knee) set to begin rehab with Triple-A Memphis

@JohnDenton555
April 30, 2025

CINCINNATI -- When emerging slugger Iván Herrera was forced from the lineup on April 6 with a left knee bone bruise he sustained while running the bases, he was the Cardinals’ team leader in home runs with four. The fact that Herrera is still atop the Cardinals' home run leaderboard

Winn hits injured list with back spasms

@JohnDenton555
April 12, 2025

ST. LOUIS – Insistent a night earlier that he wanted nothing to do with going on the 10-day injured list for the first time in his MLB career, shortstop Masyn Winn finally relented on Saturday in hopes of getting beyond the back spasms that knocked him out of Friday’s game.

Herrera (knee) expected to miss 4 weeks; Pozo promoted

@JohnDenton555
April 7, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Having already experienced a wide range of emotions as it relates to Iván Herrera's injured left knee, further testing in St. Louis on Monday revealed a bone bruise that is expected to sideline the Cardinals' promising catcher for at least four weeks. When Herrera’s knee “gave way” on

Herrera injury makes gloomy doubleheader worse for Cardinals

Marmol says test results 'came back clean,' but 24-year-old still bound for IL
@JohnDenton555
April 6, 2025

BOSTON – The Cardinals lost Game 1 of their doubleheader in excruciating fashion, 5-4 in 10 innings, when All-Star closer Ryan Helsley uncharacteristically struggled with his control, and they were subsequently throttled 18-7 in the nightcap under a barrage of hard-hit balls by the Red Sox. However, the biggest blow

Walker 'feeling good' as injured left knee heals quickly

@JohnDenton555
March 7, 2025

JUPITER, Fla. -- Three days after getting a scare that Jordan Walker might have sustained a serious knee injury, the Cardinals were greeted with some positive progress regarding the 6-foot-6 outfielder. Walker, who jammed his left knee on Tuesday when he stepped on a sprinkler head while tracking a fly

Cards' Walker set to rest after avoiding serious left knee injury

@JohnDenton555
March 5, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jordan Walker, the former top prospect in the Cardinals' organization and the 6-foot-6, 260-pound outfield talent that the club hopes to build around in 2025 and beyond, appears to have avoided serious injury after jamming his left knee on Tuesday when he stepped on a

Gray shut down for remainder of season with forearm tendinitis

September 21, 2024

ST. LOUIS -- With only eight games left in the regular season and having been eliminated from playoff contention the night before, the Cardinals decided to place right-hander Sonny Gray on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to right forearm tendinitis, effectively ending his season. The team emphasized that the

Willson to return to injured list with fractured finger

August 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Cardinals suffered a double whammy on Saturday. They didn’t just lose a ballgame. They also lost one of their team leaders. Willson Contreras is headed to the injured list with a fractured right middle finger, which he suffered in the fourth inning of a 6-0 loss to

Arenado day-to-day after exiting with right elbow contusion

@paige_leckie
June 19, 2024

MIAMI -- Nolan Arenado exited the Cardinals' 4-3 loss to the Marlins on Wednesday afternoon with a right elbow contusion after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning. X-rays taken at loanDepot park were negative and he is listed as day-to-day. Arenado, who had gone 2-for-3 with a