Articles by Rob Rains

Leonardo Bernal, who scout Damaso Espino first saw as a young teenager in Panama, is blossoming into a star prospect as the 21-year-old switch-hitting catcher rises through the Cardinals farm system. […]

The Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore and Victor Scott II do not just celebrate Father’s Day once a year … for both, their relationship with their fathers is something they appreciate every day. […]

Joshua Baez has seen his status as a highly ranked Cardinals prospect fall in the last couple of seasons – but he is working hard to get it back. “I feel it coming,” Baez said. […]

Brian Alazzawi is the mental skills and well-being coordinator for the Cardinals, where he is passing along the lessons he learned from 18 years as a Navy SEAL, including fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. […]

Three games of video from Matt Koperniak’s 2020 college season, abbreviated because of Covid, was all scout Jim Negrych needed to see to know one fact – Koperniak could hit. He hasn’t stopped hitting since. […]

Two injury-filled years left Cardinals’ pitching prospect Tekoah Roby feeling as if he had reached “rock bottom.” He didn’t know that attending a Christian conference was going to “change my life.” […]

Cesar Prieto, in his second spring training with the Cardinals, knew that for him to achieve his baseball dreams he had to flee from his native Cuba – making a mad dash to freedom and a new life. […]