Bill DeWitt Hopes Canceled London Series Can Be Revived Another Year

Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., said he had suspected for some time that the Cardinals’ scheduled series with the Chicago Cubs in London on June 13-14 was in jeopardy because of the world-wide coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Major League Baseball made it official but DeWitt told the Post-Dispatch that the Cardinals would like to be involved again, if offered the chance.

Post-Dispatch

London Series Featuring Cubs, Cardinals Canceled

The cancellations and postponements of Major League Baseball's season has now reached the Cardinals' series against the Cubs in London this summer.
St. Louis Official Site

The rolling cancellations and postponements of Major League Baseball's season due to the rising coronavirus crisis finally reached the jewel event of the Cardinals' goal to broaden their international presence.
Birdland

MLB London Series Latest Sporting Event Axed Due To Coronavirus After London Stadium Talks With Organizers

The decision was taken this morning by organisers of the London Stadium event as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.

The Sun

MLB Nixes Games In Mexico, Puerto Rico; Cardinals Games In London Still On Slate

Major League Baseball called off what was to have been its first two regular-season games in Mexico City, along with a three-game series in Puerto Rico because of the new coronavirus.

Fox Sports Midwest

Cardinals Season Delayed: What We Know So Far

Major League Baseball has decided to cancel Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least two weeks due to the national emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.
St. Louis Official Site

A day that began with an uneasy air in the clubhouse and continued with a game pointless in the standings that felt pointless to some on the field brought the Cardinals to what they sensed was inevitable before first pitch — the abrupt end of spring training and the indefinite postponement of opening day.
Post-Dispatch

As MLB's Response To Coronavirus 'Rapidly Evolves' & European Stadiums Are Empty, Cardinals Await Word On London Series; Jack Flaherty's Pitch Count Climbs

With Major League Baseball’s response to the coronavirus concern shifting and even accelerating by the day, the Cardinals await word on whether a planned trip abroad in June for the London Series is viable as events around the globe are canceled and games are played in empty stadiums.

Post-Dispatch

Andrew Miller Doesn't Have A 'Feel' For The Ball; Kwang-Hyun Kim Has Groin Issue; Coronavirus Concerns; Matt Carpenter Is Back

Of the three lefthanders slated to pitch in the first half of the Cardinals’ game Monday with the Minnesota Twins, the one who you might think would have the most problems was Brett Cecil. But he threw a scoreless inning and fired 16 strikes out of his 22 pitches in the Redbirds’ 6-1 exhibition win.

Post-Dispatch

Manny Ramirez Talking With Parma On Return To Baseball

The Dominican player Manny Ramírez wants a new rebound in his career.  (Translated)

Panama American

Cardinals, Cubs Superfans Hyped For London Series

If it works out the way Lecy Goranson hopes, she’ll be there with her dad at the London Series in June. The Cubs and Cardinals are bringing their longstanding Midwest matchup to the UK, and Goranson (who bleeds Cubbie blue) and her dad (a St. Louis supporter) would love to watch their teams battle among the Brits.

St. Louis Official Site

Tyler O'Neill Confident He Can Seize Left Field Job; Matt Wieters Could Be 26th Player; John Mozeliak 'Hopeful' On Jordan Hicks, Cautious On Brett Cecil; Extra Bases

The door is open for Tyler O’Neill and the Cardinals’ prospective left fielder plans to charge through it.

Post-Dispatch

Tickets For Cardinals-Cubs London Series Now On Sale

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are set to play at London next season in a two-game series at West Ham's Olympic Stadium on June 13 and 14, 2020.

KMOV

Cardinals Signed International Prospects Marlyn Almonte, Darlin Saladin, & Ettore Giulianelli

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Cardinals Signed Ettore Giulianelli From Italy

A new young Italian talent has entered the world of professionals. Ettore Giulianelli has officially signed for the St. Louis Cardinals franchise . Ettore is still 16, has a career and a life ahead, but his adventure in the world of beat and run is already full of events.  (Translated)

FIBS

Fernando Baez Suffers Loss As Unipol Bologna Wins Italian Baseball League Championship

Mister Baseball

2020 Honkbalweek Haarlem To Start July 26, 2020 With Six Teams

The organizers of the Honkbalweek Haarlem revealed this past weekend that they are looking to start the 2020 edition on July 26, 2020. Besides host Netherlands they are hoping for Italy, Mexico, Japan, Chinese Taipei and the United States as participants.

Mister Baseball

Changing Landscape, Competition Forcing Cardinals International Scouts To Evaluate Players As Young As 13 Years Old

Matt Slater remembers his first international scouting trip, going to the Dominican Republic in the fall of 1999 when he was working for the Dodgers.

STL Sports Page

MLB Invites Players From 13 European Countries For Elite European Development Tournament In UK

Major League Baseball announced the rosters of teenage players participating in the Elite European Development Tournament, which is being held in the United Kingdom for the first time at the Farnham Park Baseball & Softball Complex, operated by BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), from Tuesday, June 25th through Thursday, June 27th. The tournament will feature the 90 best teenage baseball players from 13 European countries and the Ramstein U.S. Air Force Base in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), including:

Mister Baseball

Audio: Cardinals Are "Super Excited" To Bring "A Great American Rivalry" To London

The #Cardinals are "super excited" to bring "a great American rivalry" to London in 2020.#LondonSeries@mlblondonseries | @Cardinals | @Cubs | #TimeToFly pic.twitter.com/06WeCse7cB

— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) June 13, 2019

Banged-Up Matt Carpenter Out Of Lineup, But Expected Back Saturday; Michael Wacha 'In Heavy Pencil'; Craig Kimbrel Arrives; London Calling, Officially; Yadier Molina, Etc.

A series of foul balls over the past week tenderized Matt Carpenter’s right shin so much that it left the Cardinals’ leadoff hitter comparing the nagging pain to an ingrown toenail and wondering how to modify some piece of plastic armor for added protection.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals & Cubs To Play In Mitel & MLB London Series 2020

The Mitel & MLB present London Series will be reprised in 2020 with a two-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs on June 13-14, 2020, as was announced today by Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), and the Mayor of London.
St. Louis Official Site

The oldest rivalry in the Midwest and the United States' longest-running rivalry between two professional teams that have never changed homes is going abroad.
Birdland

One of the most heated rivalries in baseball — the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs — will be on display for Londoners in 2020.
Fox Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will take their rivalry overseas next season as it was officially announced today the two teams will play a two-game series in London, England on June 13-14 2020.
STL Baseball Weekly