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.

Daniel Poncedeleon’s amazing recovery leads him back to the mound

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 1

Archived post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 2/25/2018 5:22 PM 83 54 Google +0 1 Reddit0 Digg3 Daniel Poncedeleon pitched in a game on Sunday for the first time […]

Economics of playing in minors prompts Cardinals prospect to retire

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Special to StLSportsPage.com 2/13/2018 10:02 AM 1307 2956 Google +3 258 Reddit0 Digg1 Trey Nielsen won’t be in spring training with the Cardinals after […]

The 10 most important people to watch in St. Louis sports in 2018

November 10, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 1/1/2018 1:43 PM 124 70 Google +0 1 Reddit1 Digg1 Dexter Fowler and Mike Matheny will be two of the 10 most important people […]

Paul DeJong’s early success with Cardinals was years in the making

November 9, 2018 Rob Rains 0

Archived post -Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 8/2/2017 12:46 PM 126 35 Google +1 0 Reddit1 Digg1 Even though he has burst onto the major-league scene with the Cardinals, Paul DeJong has […]

Future is looking bright for Cardinals’ prospect Dylan Carlson

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Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 5/23/2017 10:42 AM 389 1017 Google +1 1 Reddit1 Digg1 After a slow start, Dylan Carlson is finding success with the Peoria Chiefs, at […]

Learning every day – the evolution of Cardinals’ prospect Alex Reyes

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Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 7/28/2016 9:47 AM 0 0 Google +0 0 Reddit0 Digg0 Alex Reyes has used his time with the Memphis Redbirds to learn more about […]

Three 17-year-old prospects could be big part of Cardinals’ future

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Archieved post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 7/27/2016 2:29 PM 4 0 Google +0 0 Reddit0 Digg0 Delvin Perez is one of three 17-year-old players on the GCLCardinals, along with […]

Dreams from rookie ball with Cards come true – but with a twist

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Archived post – Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 5/28/2015 3:37 PM 0 8 Google +0 0 Reddit0 Digg0 Outfielder David Peralta of the Diamondbacks was once a member of the Cardinals’ […]

Twenty years later, players recall “replacement” spring training

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Archived Post – Posted in [SPRING TRAINING], [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 3/3/2015 12:20 PM 0 0 Google +0 0 Reddit0 Digg0 The players who represented the Cardinals in spring training in 1995 […]

Three Months After Injury, Poncedeleon Cleared For Baseball Activities

November 9, 2018 Rob Rains 1

Archived Post–Posted in [ST LOUIS CARDINALS] By Rob Rains 8/9/2017 5:12 PM 1268 861 Google +1 1 Reddit1 Digg1 Cardinals’ pitching prospect Daniel Poncedeleon has spent his time since he was injured in May with his girlfriend, Jennifer Beatty, and their eight-month-old son,Casen. […]