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Rob Rains is the 2024 Missouri Sportswriter of the Year, awarded by the National Sports Media Association. He's a member of Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, St. Louis Media Hall of Fame. Former N.L. beat writer for USA Today’s Baseball Weekly, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A frequent guest on St. Louis radio, Rains is the author or co-author of more than 30 books on people including Ozzie Smith, Jack Buck, and Red Schoendienst.
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How Chaim Bloom went from sleeping on the floor in a friend’s hotel room to running the Cardinals

October 6, 2025 Rob Rains 0

Want to know more about Chaim Bloom, the Cardinals new president of baseball operations? A 4,500-word deep dive into where he’s been, what he believes and what makes him tick.
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How Michael Watson, a kid from a small town in Texas, is making his big dream come true with Cardinals

August 19, 2025 Rob Rains 0

Growing up in a small Texas town, Michael Watson had a dream to play professional baseball – and he is now making that childhood dream come true in the Cardinals’ organization. […]

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Cardinals’ pitching prospect Tink Hence enduring ‘frustrating’ year, working to get back on mound before season ends

August 14, 2025 Rob Rains 0

This was supposed to be a big year for Cardinals’ pitching prospect Tink Hence but instead it has been filled with one injury after another that has kept him off the mound almost all season. […]

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A day in the life of JJ Wetherholt answers question of why Cardinals’ top prospect already is knocking on the door to the major leagues

August 11, 2025 Rob Rains 0

An in-depth look at a day in the life of top #STLCards prospect JJ Wetherholt. How his faith, preparation, focus, confidence and determination have him already knocking on the door to the major leagues. […]

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Re-ranking Cardinals prospects for 2025 – JJ Wetherholt moves to top of the list

August 6, 2025 Rob Rains 0

There are a lot of changes and new players in the annual STLSportsPage.com ranking of the top prospects in the Cardinals organization, including JJ Wetherholt taking over the top spot. […]

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Ten things the Cardinals should do the rest of this season

August 4, 2025 Rob Rains 0

The Cardinals have almost two months of games to play, enough time to start to get some answers for 2026. Here are 10 things they need to do between now and the end of this season. […]

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Having Matthew Miura drafted by Cardinals gives Hawaii coach chance to remember his time in organization

July 14, 2025 Rob Rains 0

The Cardinals drafted Hawaii outfielder Matthew Miura with one of their day two selections on Monday, whose college coach Rich Hill spent a year playing in the Cardinals organization. […]

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Year after Andrew Dutkanych IV was drafted by Cardinals, he’s set to make professional debut

July 9, 2025 Rob Rains 0

Almost exactly a year after he was drafted by the Cardinals, right-hander Andrew Dutkanych IV says he is “the best I’ve ever been” as he gets set to pitch in his first professional game. […]

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The story of how Rainiel Rodriguez went from being an “unknown” to becoming one of Cardinals top prospects

July 7, 2025 Rob Rains 0

The Cardinals didn’t know much about a 17-year-old catcher named Rainiel Rodriguez when he showed up at their academy in the Dominican Republic in the spring of 2024. Now he’s one of their top prospects, […]

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For Cardinals prospects Quinn Mathews and Tekoah Roby, Triple A learning curve includes a different baseball

June 23, 2025 Rob Rains 0

When Cardinals pitching prospects Quinn Mathews and Tekoah Roby moved up to Triple A, part of their adjustment to the new level was learning how to throw with a different baseball. […]

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LEADOFF QUICK HITTERS

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026 

For the second game in a row, a home run from Nathan Church gave the Cardinals a late lead on Sunday but the bullpen could not hold it. The Mariners tied the game in the seventh then won it 3-2 on a pinch-hit homer by Rob Refsnyder off JoJo Romero in the ninth, completing a sweep of the series.

The Cardinals will try to snap their four-game losing streak tonight when they open a four-game series against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Dustin May will get the start. It's the first game of the season against a division opponent, in the 28th game of the year.

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