Cardinals' Top Five Interantional Signings Of All Time

The Cardinals have been known to have a strong farm system, and they’ve insisted that their intention to contend every year rests on their ability to identify and develop players. That identification process has expanded globally over the years, from the Dominican Republic to Asia.

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Why Ken Boyer Came Back To Cardinals

In his return to the Cardinals, Ken Boyer prepared to manage some of their best prospects while preparing veteran Joe Torre to play third base.

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Bobby Tolan & The Saga Of The Senior League

Bobby Tolan, who played on championship clubs with the Cardinals and Reds, was a champion as a manager in the Senior Professional Baseball Association.

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How Dave Pallone Created A Cardinals Commotion

Dave Pallone was a minor-league umpire who caused a major ruckus when he ejected three prominent Cardinals for arguing one call.

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Evan Gattis Sets Astros Franchise Record For RBIs In June

Evan Gattis -- the Astros' bearded, burly and barehanded designated hitter -- may be putting together the most productive June in franchise history.

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Jose Cruz Enjoyed The Astros' Championship

Dawn and full of joy, José 'Cheo' Cruz still celebrated the first championship of the Houston Astros in the Major Leagues (MLB) yesterday morning.  (Translated)

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Matt Carpenter Makes Quirky History With His Run-Scoring Sac Fly To The Shortstop

The Cardinals hosted the Red Sox in a rematch of the 2013 World Series on Tuesday and took a 3-2 lead in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Matt Carpenter. It wasn't a garden variety sac fly, though, as it was fielded by Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

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Cardinals Were Tough Foe For Milt Pappas

Within a span of two months in the final season of his big-league pitching career, Milt Pappas experienced one of his worst and best performances against the Cardinals.

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Jose Cardenal & His Tumultuous Time With Cardinals

Jose Cardenal faced two daunting challenges with the 1970 Cardinals: (1) replace Curt Flood as the center fielder and (2) defend himself against comments from anonymous teammates who accused him of being selfish and lackadaisical.

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Orlando Cepeda Opens Wine Business

The Puerto Rican Orlando "Peruchín" Cepeda, a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, inaugurated on Saturday a dedicated business came at a ceremony which will be attended other "immortals" as his compatriot Roberto Alomar, the Dominican Juan Marichal and Tony Perez.  (Translated)

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MLB, Cuba Building A Bridge With Baseball

At the beginning of a historic press conference in the venerable Hotel Nacional de Cuba, the chief for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Tony Clark, asked the gathered group of more than 100 a question, in Spanish.

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Why Cardinals Dealt Ken Reitz After Gold Glove Season

Enticed by the chance to add a left-hander to the starting rotation and a potential power hitter to the batting order, the Cardinals gave up a Gold Glove Award winner at third base.

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A Dandy Dozen For Bob Forsch, Ted Simmons

In the seven seasons they played together for the Cardinals, Bob Forsch and Ted Simmons formed a special bond. Forsch pitched 12 shutouts during that time, including his first big-league win and a no-hitter, and Simmons was the catcher for each of those dozen gems.

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How Tim McCarver Helped Fred Gladding Become A Coach

With one swing, Tim McCarver lifted the Cardinals to a victory and propelled Fred Gladding toward a long, productive coaching career.

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Jose Cruz To Be Inducted In Puerto Rican Double-A League Hall Of Fame

Nine players, a storyteller and a propellant under category will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of the Immortals Amateur Baseball Puerto Rico on Sunday in Guayama.  (Translated)

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Ray Hathaway Was Member Of Classic Cardinals Faculty

As a minor-league manager and pitching instructor for the Cardinals, Ray Hathaway worked closely with fellow teacher and Branch Rickey protégé George Kissell in helping prospects learn the fundamentals.

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Cardinals Should Learn Lesson From Jose Cruz Mistake

Unable to supplant either Lou Brock, Bake McBride or Reggie Smith as an outfield starter, Jose Cruz left the Cardinals in 1974 and fulfilled his potential with the Astros. Forty years later, there appears to be parallels between Cruz and a highly touted 2014 Cardinals outfield prospect, Oscar Taveras.

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Baseball Dignitaries Will Represent At 2013 Draft

A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June 6, as the league welcomes its next crop of top prospects.

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Cruz Clan Still Honors Biggest Hit: Education

At a time many Puerto Ricans abandoned education early in life to support their families, Carmelo Vazquez often reminded his daughter Zoraida that education would be the greatest inheritance he could leave her.

Houston Chronicle

How Chase Riddle Got Steve Carlton For The Cardinals

Chase Riddle never played a game for the Cardinals, but he had a major impact on the makeup of their teams.

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