Articles by Rob Rains

About Rob Rains

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.

St. Louis Cardinals

Postcard from Cardinals camp for Sunday, March 3

March 3, 2019 Rob Rains 0

Tyler O’Neill only has three hits so far this spring, but all have been home runs, including one he hit on Sunday against the Mets. […]

Anniversary of wake-up call will pass quietly for Cardinals’ Jordan Hicks, who knew “something had to change”

February 27, 2019 Rob Rains 0

How a demotion, a book, an injury and a meeting with four Cardinals veterans changed the course of Jordan Hicks’ 2018 season, and perhaps his career. […]

Cardinals lock up Miles Mikolas to four-year contract extension

February 26, 2019 Rob Rains 0

The Cardinals locked up starters Miles Mikolas through the 2023 season on Tuesday, signing him to a four-year contract extension. […]

Ten position players set for first spring in Cardinals major-league camp

February 14, 2019 Rob Rains 0

There will be 10 position players in the Cardinals big-league camp for the first time when the team goes through its first full-squad workout. […]

Cardinals to welcome 15 pitchers to first major-league spring camp

February 11, 2019 Rob Rains 0

There will be 15 pitchers in the Cardinals’ major-league spring camp for the first time when they begin official workouts on Wednesday. […]

The 10 most important Cardinals to watch during spring training

February 6, 2019 Rob Rains 4

Our annual pre-spring training list of the 10 most important Cardinals to watch during the next six weeks. […]

Game Report: Blues 5, Ducks 1

January 23, 2019 Rob Rains 0

Tyler Bozak and Zach Sanford returned to the lineup and each scored a goal as the Blues entered the All-Star break with a win in Anaheim. […]

Carpenter has plenty of reasons to be excited about upcoming Cardinals’ season

January 22, 2019 Rob Rains 0

There might not be anybody on the Cardinals who is more excited about the additions of Paul Goldschmidt and Jeff Albert than Matt Carpenter. […]

Flaherty, Hicks already know what they can do better in 2019 – throw strike one

January 21, 2019 Rob Rains 0

Jack Flaherty and Jordan Hicks already have identified one way they can be better pitchers for the Cardinals during their second year in the majors. […]

Plenty of intrigue surrounds how Cardinals will set up, use their bullpen this season

January 20, 2019 Rob Rains 1

One of the more intriguing aspects about the Cardinals this season will be how they align and deploy their bullpen, changing roles almost on a daily basis. […]