The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the return of their “Holiday Opening Day” event, festive experience event at Busch Stadium, on Sunday, Nov. 22 from 11AM-3PM CT. The event will kick off the holiday season by allowing fans of all ages the chance to explore behind-the-scenes areas, take photos in memorable locations and shop exclusive discounts. 

Fans will find self-guided photo stops throughout the stadium, including inside the Cardinals clubhouse, Cardinals home dugout, media interview room and on the warning track behind home plate (weather permitting). A special holiday photo op will be set up inside the Cardinals clubhouse where fans will receive a downloadable digital photo to remember the day.

While electrifying center field prospect Tai Peete has gotten most of the attention for the impressed way he has hit the ball in the Arizona Fall League, St. Louis Cardinals catching prospect Sammy Hernandez has certainly held his own so far.

Herenandez, who took over the catching duties in High-A Peoria (Ill.) when top prospect Rainiel Rodriguez was promoted to Double-A Springfield, has carried over his stellar play during the 2026 season to the Arizona Fall League.

By now, you've undoubtedly heard about the hitting exploits of 19-year-old catcher/first baseman Rainiel Rodriguez, the No. 10 prospect in all of baseball and No. 1 in the St. Louis Cardinals' Minor League system.

Here is another amazing statistic to describe just how dominant Rodriguez was at Double-A Springfield following an early-season promotion from High-A Peoria: Rodriguez's batting average (.324), on-base percentage (.413) and slugging percentage (.574) all led the Texas League in 2026. He did all of that while being the second-youngest position player at Double-A this past season. 

When thinking of Gold Glove defenders in baseball, pitchers are usually the last players who come to mind. Unless of course you are thinking of Greg Maddux (18 Gold Gloves) and pitchers with St. Louis Cardinals ties -- Jim Kaat (16 consecutive Gold Gloves) and Bob Gibson (nine Gold Gloves).

Cardinals' right-hander Michael McGreevy, who struggled through an up-and-down 7-9 season with a 3.95 ERA in 31 starts in 2026, was named a finalist for the National League's Gold Glove award on Wednesday.

When the MLB Players Association revealed the finalists for its Player Choice Awards on Wednesday, St. Louis Cardinals standouts Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson were nowhere to be found.

Granted the Cardinals faded badly over the last month of the season and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season -- a first in St. Louis since the 1988-95 era.

St. Louis Cardinals' fans used to rooting on their team in the playoffs are having to live vicariously through several former St. Louis players in the postseason again this season.

Both Dustin May and JoJo Romero, players the Cards traded to the Brewers on Aug. 3, played major roles in Milwaukee's 7-4 defeat of the Dodgers on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.

With Game 1 of the NLCS in the books after the Brewers prevailed 2-1, who should Cardinals fans be pulling for to win this series and advance to the World Series?

Would it be better for the Cardinals to see the National League Central Division champion Brewers -- who are still seeking their first World Series title and haven't advanced to the World Series since 1982 when the Cards beat them in seven games -- prevail?

The Cardinals finished with the National League's 10th most potent offense this past season by scoring 720 runs.

Many of their offensive struggles came Busch Stadium as they scored 100 more runs on the road (410) than they did at home (310) in 2026. The 410 road runs were third in the National League, while the 310 runs at Busch Stadium were the fewest in the league. Much the same was true with their 99 road home runs (tied for 8th in the NL) and their 68 home homers (15th in the NL).

Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean and St. Louis native and former Cardinals player Buddy Blattner, who formed the radio team of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns and worked together as broadcasters on the national Game of the Week for years, have been selected as finalists for the Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, a 1934 World Series champion with the Cardinals and a former star player elected to the Hall of Fame as a pitcher in 1953, made his mark as the voice of CBS’ Game of the Week from 1955-65 following several seasons with the Cardinals and Browns.

Left-handed pitcher Jared Shuster, who was hit hard in five games with the Cardinals and was designated for assignment three times in 2026, elected Minor League free agency on Tuesday.

To qualify for Minor League free agency, players have to be outrighted off their team's 40-man rosters without being added back. Also, these players must have multiple outrights on their professional resumes or at least three years of MLB service time.