Hurricane Florence Will Likely Scuttle Minor League Playoffs

For the second time in as many years, the minor league playoffs will be affected by an incoming hurricane. Last season, Hurricane Irma forced the cancellation or rearrangement of several postseason series.

Baseball America

Adam Wainwright Sponsors Celebrity Bracket Challenge To Raise Money For Hurricane Victims

Adam Wainwright and Big League Impact are again using one of America's favorite sporting events to raise money for people in need. His charity is hosting another March Madness Celebrity Bracket Challenge, this time to help provide clean water to people in Puerto Rico who were affected by last year's hurricanes.

KMOX

Christian Yelich Chips In For Disaster Relief

On Wednesday, Marlins center fielder Christian Yelich was ready to do some heavy lifting as part of an initiative to bring relief to areas devastated by natural disasters.

Miami Official Site

Cardinals Rethink Instructional League

The Cardinals on-again, off-again relationship with instructional league has taken a new twist, one the club thinks others may follow in the future.

Baseball America

Matt Carpenter Reflects On Tradition; $180,000 For Houston

So in light of the St. Louis Cardinals missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, is it more difficult to maintain a winning tradition or try to restore one?

STL Baseball Weekly

Video: Carlos Beltran Discusses His Puerto Rico Relief Efforts After Recent Hurricanes

Carlos Beltran sits with Ken Rosenthal and discusses the relief efforts him and his family have done in support of his homeland of Puerto Rico. The Astros outfielder has raised $1.3 million for hurricane relief.

Fox Sports

Carlos Beltran Sent Two Planes To Puerto Rico For Hurricane Relief

The two planes loaded with over 340,000 pounds of food, water and batteries that the Puerto Rican player Carlos Beltrán collected in Houston, Texas, will arrive in Puerto Rico this Friday to be distributed among those affected by Hurricane Maria.  (Translated)

Primera Hora

Carlos Zambrano Hopes To Join Magallanes In Ten Days For The 2017-18 LVBP Season

Carlos Zambrano's desire to pitch in Venezuela can be compared to the excitement he had on Tuesday before the football game between B orussia Dortmund and Real Madrid for the Champions League .  (Translated)

Meridiano

Devastated Carlos Beltran, Astros Help Puerto Rico

An emotional Carlos Beltran broke down in tears Tuesday while talking about the devastation caused in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, and thanked the Astros for their support of his efforts to provide relief to the island. The Astros Foundation, in partnership with Crane Worldwide, FedEx and the Houston Mayor's Office, is facilitating the transport of over 240,000 pounds of supplies -- equivalent to approximately six truckloads of air cargo -- to provide aid in Puerto Rico, the team announced Tuesday.

Houston Official Site

Mike Matheny's White Bracelet

During the last couple of weeks, you may have noticed a white bracelet that Mike Matheny has been wearing just under his watch on his left wrist. Though just a simple, $2 bracelet, it means much more in sentimental value to the St. Louis Cardinals manager.

STL Baseball Weekly

Bill DeWitt: Time For Protective Netting To Be Extended 'In Every Park'; Yadier Molina Aids Puerto Rico; Big Start, Starter Needed; Extra Bases

Although the dissimilar dimensions and varying layouts of all 30 ballparks has often been a reason for Major League Baseball and its owners to take individual approaches to the safety of fans, the time is right for a uniform policy and a mandate, the Cardinals’ owner said Thursday.
Post-Dispatch

After two days without contact, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina received text messages Thursday from cousins, aunts and uncles sheltered in Puerto Rico after the island was devastated by a powerful hurricane. He had already started looking for ways to help them and his home.
Post-Dispatch

Martin Prado Not Optimistic About Return In 2017

In what has been a disappointing, injury-filled season, Martin Prado isn't optimistic he'll return during the final two weeks after Hurricane Irma set him back in his recovery from right knee surgery.

Miami Official Site

Hurricane Irma Changes Instructional League Plans

The effects of Hurricane Irma have led some major league teams that train in Florida to rearrange their plans for fall instructional league. In one case, it's forced the cancellation of instructs altogether.

Baseball America

Jedd Gyorko Ready To Be Used In A Pinch As His Hamstring Heals; What's Right? Who's Left?; Sandy Alcantara's Role; DSL Academy OK; Extra Bases

What Jedd Gyorko can do and how effectively he can do it as he recovers from a hamstring strain will be determined on the job.

Post-Dispatch

Dexter Fowler Using Twitter For Good, Not The 'Goons'

Dexter Fowler’s 233,000-plus Twitter followers are accustomed to seeing the professional ballplayer’s kindness. But this past week, he’s gone above and beyond.

KMOX

Dexter Fowler Better But Not Ready To Play; Magneuris Sierra Recalled; Schedule For 2018 Is Set; Adam Wainwright, Family On The Move; Extra Bases

Dexter Fowler said that the venture that led him to the center-field wall Saturday night could have turned out worse. The Cardinals’ outfielder, who banged into that wall in futile pursuit of a ball that turned out to be an inside-the-park homer, said his bruised left knee was improved Tuesday but didn’t offer up a thought about when he might play again.

Post-Dispatch

Dexter Fowler Remains Out; Medical Report On Adam Wainwright & Jedd Gyorko; Innings Cap On Jack Flaherty?; Worth Noting

While he received good news that there is no ligament damage in his left knee, there is no timetable set for when Dexter Fowler could return to the St. Louis Cardinals lineup.
STL Baseball Weekly

A timetable for Dexter Fowler's return remains undetermined, as the center fielder continues to deal with swelling in his left knee from the collision he had with the outfield wall trying to make a catch on Saturday. That means his status for a critical weekend series at Wrigley Field remains questionable.
St. Louis Official Site

Another day and another step closer to a return from Adam Wainwright, who threw a bullpen session before tonight’s St. Louis Cardinals game.
STL Baseball Weekly

Watching Hurricane Irma Bring Back Memories For Oliver Marmol

Watching as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, perhaps headed for his home in Palm Beach Gardens, has brought back a lot of memories for Cardinals’ first base coach Oliver Marmol.

STL Sports Page

No Major Damage To Puerto Rican League Baseball Stadiums

In an ocular visit made by the metro area, the Bithorn and Roberto Clemente Walker, of Carolina, were in optimal conditions after the passage of Hurricane Irma  (Translated)

El Vocero

Cardinals Pick Up Juan Nicasio In Deal With Phillies; Hurricane Irma Prep; Carson Kelly Considerations; Aledmys Diaz, Jedd Gyorko, Etc...

After more than a month of trying to acquire a seasoned reliever for their bullpen, the Cardinals found an arm Wednesday they hope can lift them into October, even though he won’t be able to throw a pitch if they get there.
Post-Dispatch

As the Cardinals discussed what to do at third base while Jedd Gyorko recovered from injury, rookie catcher Carson Kelly, a third baseman when the team drafted him, was considered as an alternative.
Post-Dispatch