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• Padres aren’t missing Blake Snell thanks to Dylan Cease

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Snell may have won the Cy Young last year but Cease is on track to do the same thing There were plenty of Padres fans that wanted to see A.J. Preller bring back 2023 Cy Young award winner Blake Snell when it was clear he wasn’t getting a long-term deal but how are they feeling now? I don’t want to make it seem like I wouldn’t take Snell in San Diego’s...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Padres series preview

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Cubs begin their first West Coast swing of 2024. The Padres spent a ton of money before the 2023 season and fell flat for most of the year, missing the postseason. They didn’t make a lot of major changes, so they’re hoping good health and a new manager could help them make a fresh start this year. For more on the Padres, here’s Ben Fadden of our SB ...2024
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Graham Pauley should be starting third baseman

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Jackson Merrill is getting a lot of playing time but the Padres can’t say the same about Graham Pauley Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Gaslamp Ball com...2024
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• Mike Shildt, Padres hope for better luck vs. Cards in rematch

Mike Shildt previously confronted his former team while serving as a coach to ex-San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin most...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Mike Shildt reveals thoughts on Cardinals tenure

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, April 2, 2024. San Diego Padres News Mike Shildt says he’s still fond of Cardinals, happy with Padres (ESPN.com) MLB News Imanaga takes no-hit bid into 6th in stunning MLB debut (MLB.com) Bucs battle their way to first 5-0 start since 1983 (MLB.com) 10 of the most intrig...2024
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• Shildt: Still fond of Cards, happy with Padres

Mike Shildt faced the St. Louis Cardinals for the first time since he became the San Diego Padres' manager and expressed gratitude to both organizations....2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 16: SB Predictability
Stolen Bases Threats: Beyond the Top 10 In 2023, MLB base runners had the highest stolen base success rates of all time at 80.2%. Over 50 players topped 20 SBs and 18 swiped 30 or more. That puts available SB threats near 70 players for 2024, as opposed to the usual 30 or so in pre 2023 MLB. Here's a rundown of 5 players whose SB skills may have peaked and 10 who could continue to steal as many or...2024
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images One team in this division did quite a bit this offseason The Dodgers have won 100 or more games in each of the last four full seasons (and probably would have in 2020 if there had been a full season then). They went out and signed two of the top free agents this offseason. So how much will they win this division by? The answer: “Who knows?” That’s why they...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres sign relief pitcher Matt Festa

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, January 29, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres Sign Matt Festa To Minor League Deal (MLB Trade Rumors) Blake Snell News: Yankees Stars’ Pushed Team to Sign Former Padres’ Ace This Offseason (Sports Illustrated) Padres Manager Mike Shildt Offers Huge Praise for San Diego’s...2024
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• Padres agree to deals with all arbitration eligible players

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images A.J. Preller is great at not fighting with his players The Padres have avoided arbitration with all of their arbitration eligible players, according to the team. We have avoided arbitration with 4 players, agreeing to terms with RHPs Enyel De Los Santos and Michael King, C Kyle Higashioka and LHP Adrian Morejon on 1-year contracts thro...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 22, 2023

At Defector ($), David Roth wonders if the Royals know something about shoulders, following the acquisitions of Kyle Wright and Nick Anderson, who are both recovering from shoulder injuries: As Michael Baumann writes at FanGraphs, there’s an equally legible subtext to the two most notable transactions of the offseason so far—Milwaukee’s decision to non-tender injured co-ace Brandon Woodruff and At...2023
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• Good Morning San Diego: ‘We’ve never seen a team’ like Padres, says Fernando Tatis Jr.
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, March 15, 2023. San Diego Padres News Mike Shildt finds peace, satisfaction in role(s) with Padres, looks forward to another chance to manage (San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres News: Fernando Tatis Jr. Says We’ve Never Seen A Team Like The Friars (Sports Illustrated) Padres bro...2023
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• Carlos Martinez Undergoes Thumb Surgery
Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martínez has undergone surgery to repair a ligament tear in his right thumb, manager Mike Shildt told reporters (including Zachary Silver of MLB.com) this afternoon. Martínez was already known to be facing an extended absence — he landed on the 60-day injured list two weeks ago — but it’s nevertheless a disappointing development…...2021
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• Cardinals Place Carlos Martinez On Injured List
The Cardinals have placed right-hander Carlos Martínez on the 10-day injured list with a right thumb injury. Outfielder Lars Nootbaar has been recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take his spot on the active roster. It seems Martínez could be looking at a rather significant absence, as manager Mike Shildt told reporters (including Derrick Goold of the St.…...2021
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• Cardinals SP Flaherty on IL, has 'real strain/tear'

St. Louis Cardinals right-handed pitcher Jack Flaherty, after a reevaluation on Tuesday, was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique injury that manager Mike Shildt termed a "real strain/tear."...2021
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"Padres manager Mike Shildt told members of the media today that Xander Bogaerts will be moving from shortstop to second base, with Dennis Lin of The Athletic among those to relay the news."

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"The Padres are set to name former Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt their new manager, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports."

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"Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection led to Alyssa Nakken's historic debut, has accused Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism."

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"Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager."

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"Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…"

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"Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez is planning to work back from the injured list in a relief role, manager Mike Shildt told reporters including Mark Saxon of The Athletic (Twitter link)."

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"Tommy Pham's two-run single fueled a pivotal four-run fourth inning as the Cardinals rallied to give interim skipper Mike Shildt a win in his managerial debut."

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"Minor League managers Mike Shildt and Oliver Marmol have been added to the Cardinals' 2017 Major League coaching staff, the organization announced on Thursday."

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"“It’s a heck of a story,” said Mike Shildt, who was Harris’ manager last season at Double-A Springfield (Missouri)."

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• Guessing what the Padres Opening Day roster will look like

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports We’re almost a week away from the start of the Padres season and there are still some positional battles going on in the final hours in Peoria The San Diego Padres arguably haven’t added enough going into their flight to South Korea, which has created “as tight a competition as [Mike Shildt has] seen in [his] years of managing” here in the final days of spr...2024
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• What does the Padres outfield depth look like right now?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images There’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill and then there’s everybody else Eddie Rosario and David Peralta are among the outfield free agents who have come off the board on cheap deals that the Padres perhaps decided to pass on, which is questionable considering their outfield situation. Yes, Tommy Pham is still out there and he is go...2024
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Jackson Merrill will start Opening Day

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The fans are probably correct in their prediction Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Gaslamp Ball community was asked earlier this week is t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres
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• Outside The Confines: College baseball is back

Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The college baseball season is underway. Spring Training games are coming soon. Everyone hates the new uniforms. And other news from around baseball. MLB Opening Day is still a ways away, but college baseball just finished their opening weekend. I’d rather talk about actual baseball than all the hokum off the field. But we’ll get to...2024
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• Do the Padres prefer Jackson Merrill as one of their starting outfielders on Opening Day?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports There aren’t many outfielders on the roster so San Diego is trying to increase the versatility of one of their top prospects We’ve seen the San Diego Padres successfully move a talented shortstop to the outfield and it sure seems like they’re trying to do that again. Jackson Merrill—one of the club’s best prospects—will be spending a lot of time in the outf...2024
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• Padres signing Wandy Peralta

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images The bullpen has been an area of focus for A.J. Preller this offseason The San Diego Padres have made their first move since the beginning of the year and it’s another reliever. They’ve reportedly agreed to a four-year deal (or one-year deal since there are three player opt-outs) with former New York Yankee Wandy Peralta. Free-agent left-...2024
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• Padres agree to deals with all arbitration eligible players
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• Padres aren’t missing Blake Snell thanks to Dylan Cease
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Graham Pauley should be starting third baseman
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• What Padres fans can look forward to in 2024

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images 2023 is finally over and it’s a clean slate! Thank goodness 2023 is over. You don’t need me to tell you but there was a lot of bad things that happened for the Padres last year. Let’s try to forget about that and start over with a clean slate! Here are some of the things Padres fans can look forward to this year! A healthy Fernando Tatis J...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The future is foretold by the Cards

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Cardinals make two free agent signings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been posted. The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes are mysterious. And other news from MLB. Good morning. I hope you are all ready for a great holiday weekend. Normally, when I hear that the Cardinals have a pitcher with the last name of “Gibson,” I get scared. But in this case, the Cardina...2023
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• Report: Some Padres wanted Ryan Flaherty over Mike Shildt

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Flaherty has long been a favorite’s of A.J. Preller’s Dennis Lin reported yesterday in The Athletic that some inside the San Diego Padres organization wanted Ryan Flaherty as the next manager of the team. That obviously did not happen. Dennis Lin in The Athletic While some might think that a few players might not be super happy about the...2023
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• Ryan Flaherty, Mike Shildt Receive Interviews For Padres’ Managerial Vacancy
The Padres recently gave manager Bob Melvin permission to pursue a job with the Giants, which quickly resulted in Melvin making the switch and signing a three-year deal. Now the Padres have their own managerial vacancy to deal with. It was immediately speculated that bench coach Ryan Flaherty and senior advisor Mike Shildt were the…...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 19
Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Phil Cavarretta and Yan Gomes, and much more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold ...2023
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• Mike Shildt: Some Cardinals went to emergency room due to COVID-19
The Cardinals have not played a game since July 29, and their upcoming three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates has already been postponed as a result of the teamwide outbreak....2020
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• Cardinals manager Mike Shildt says COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in 'a few visits' to emergency room
Multiple Cardinals have experienced symptoms from the coronavirus...2020

• Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Mike Shildt reveals thoughts on Cardinals tenure
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• What does the Padres outfield depth look like right now?
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• Padres agree to deals with all arbitration eligible players
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• What Padres fans can look forward to in 2024
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• Ryan Flaherty is going to be named Cubs bench coach

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports He’s a former Cubs draft pick. One vacancy on the Cubs coaching staff has been filled, per Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic: Ryan Flaherty is expected to be named Cubs bench coach, sources tell The Athletic. Flaherty was a finalist for the Padres managerial job that went to Mike Shildt. Had previously served as Padres bench coach. Now will hold the same ro...2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 22, 2023
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• Good Morning San Diego: ‘We’ve never seen a team’ like Padres, says Fernando Tatis Jr.
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1700: Dirty Secrets and Naked Truths
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Javier Báez and Will Craig combining on a baffling blooper, a naked streaker seizing the moment during a rain delay at Nationals Park, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt’s objection to a foreign-substance inspection (and how MLB should respond), an update from New Era about its short-lived “Local Market” caps, […]...2021
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• Cardinals manager Mike Shildt will get married on off day, explains why he didn't invite players
Shildt is not inviting his players to Friday's ceremony as a 'gift'...2020

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• Shidlt out as Cards manager after wild-card run

Despite a 17-game winning streak in September that carried St. Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager....2021
• Cardinals Fire Manager Mike Shildt
The Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt, as first reported by Rob Rains of StLSportsPage (Twitter link). At a press conference announcing the news, St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters (including Jeff Passan of ESPN) the organization made the decision based on “philosophical differences” between Shildt and the front office about…...2021
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• Padres Expected To Interview Mike Shildt
Mike Shildt might not be out of a job for long, as The Athletic’s Dennis Lin and Brittany Ghiroli (Twitter link) report that the Padres are looking to interview Shildt for their managerial vacancy. After being fired by the Cardinals just three days ago, Shildt enters a market thin on dugout openings, as the Mets…...2021
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• Cardinals to name Carlos Marmol as manager after firing Mike Shildt
Marmol served as the St. Louis bench coach under Shildt last season...2021
• Cardinals expected to name Oliver Marmol as next manager on Monday
Marmol served as the St. Louis bench coach under Mike Shildt last season...2021
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• Cardinals Release Yairo Munoz
The Cardinals announced this morning that they’ve placed infielder Yairo Munoz on unconditional release waivers. The move leaves an opening on the 40-man roster. In an important detail, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds that Munoz “left the team, flew home” without notifying the Cardinals. Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…...2020
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• Padres Interview Ozzie Guillen In Managerial Search
The Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillén last week as part of their ongoing managerial search, report Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). Guillén joins Brad Ausmus, Mike Shildt and Luis Rojas as known candidates for the position. Guillén’s sit-down with San Diego is his first known managerial interview since he was let…...2021
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Graham Pauley should be starting third baseman
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• Padres acquiring Dylan Cease!

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A.J. Preller loves to makes splashes and this is another one The San Diego Padres had questions going into their season about how they were going to get enough innings from their rotation. Dylan Cease should help ease those concerns, as he’s on his way to the Padres from the Chicago White Sox, according to various reporters. The Padres plane for South ...2024
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• Guessing what the Padres Opening Day roster will look like
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• What does the Padres outfield depth look like right now?
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• Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans think Jackson Merrill will start Opening Day
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres
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• Xander Bogaerts and Ha-Seong Kim flipping spots in 2024

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images An encouraging sign one day one of full squad spring training Big news out of Peoria on day one of full squad spring training: Mike Shildt announced that Xander Bogaerts will be at second base and Ha-Seong Kim will be the shortstop in 2024. While it’s not etched in stone, that is the plan. Big news from Padres spring training camp....2024
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• Padres interview Phil Nevin for manager vacancy

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports So AJ Preller wasn’t putting the manager search on hold during the GM meetings... Dennis Lin and Kevin Acee have reported that the San Diego Padres interviewed Phil Nevin on Wednesday. Talks are scheduled to continue today. The Padres formally interviewed Phil Nevin for their managerial opening Wednesday, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli. A.J. Prell...2023
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• Could Ryan Flaherty be Bob Melvin’s successor?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images AJ Preller hired Flaherty and didn’t allow him to interview for the Mets bench coach job Bob Nightengale wrote in his Sunday notebook today that “if the Padres don’t reach the postseason, Bob Melvin could take the fall with bench coach Ryan Flaherty a strong candidate to succeed him.” Oh yeah that'll fix things(via @BNightengale) pic.twi...2023
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• Details On The Cardinals’ Firing Of Mike Shildt
The Cardinals surprised the baseball world when they parted ways with manager Mike Shildt on Thursday, and speculation has only grown about the situation in the subsequent days. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited “philosophical differences” as the reason for the firing, declining to discuss specifics and instead telling reporters (including The Athletic’s Katie...2021
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• Latest On Cardinals’ Managerial Opening
The speculation has already begun on who might replace Mike Shildt as the next manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. The popular internal candidates appear to be Oliver Marmol and Stubby Clapp, per Jon Morosi of the MLB Network (via Twitter). St. Louis usually likes to promote from within, and both Marmol and Clapp have…...2021
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• Cardinals fire Mike Shildt after shocking late-season playoff run

The St. Louis Cardinals have parted ways with manager Mike Shildt, the team announced on Thursday....2021