Each Team's Best Small School Draft Pick

College baseball has produced a galaxy of stars. The greatest hitter and pitcher of the last 50 years, Barry Bonds (Arizona State) and Roger Clemens (Texas), turned in memorable College World Series performances before entering pro ball. Last year's major award winners include Old Dominion's Justin Verlander (American League Cy Young), Stetson's Jacob deGrom (National League Cy Young) and Florida's Pete Alonso (NL Rookie of the Year).

St. Louis Official Site

42 Epic Half-Innings, One After Another

The return of live baseball is still to be determined, but in the meantime, MLB.com is offering an epic walk down memory lane.

St. Louis Official Site

It Won't Happen This Time Around, But Scott Rolen Is On Track For Cooperstown

When the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame class is announced late Tuesday afternoon (5 p.m.) St. Louis time, former Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen will come up short in the voting.

101 ESPN

Marcus Stroman Sounds Off On Contract, Lack Of Veterans

Marcus Stroman spoke to the media for the first time this spring on Sunday morning and what ensued was a wide-ranging 21-minute interview that touched on almost every aspect of his game and the Blue Jays roster.

Toronto Official Site

Mark Buehrle & Bernard Gilkey To Be Inducted Into The Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame On November 4, 2018

Some of the most influential sports figures ever to walk across St. Louis’ sports pages soon will be honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which is inducting a group of 16 individuals – as well as two high school coaches and their exemplary programs -- at its Enshrinement in St. Louis presented by Great Southern Bank. Additionally, the Hall of Fame will bestow a President’s Award.

STL Sports Page

Justin Verlander Fans 11 As Astros Extend AL West Lead

Justin Verlander set the tone for the Astros, striking out seven of the first nine batters he faced Sunday afternoon. His seven strong innings continued his late-season dominance and push for perhaps another Cy Young Award.

Houston Official Site

Q&A With A.J. Pierzynski

A.J. Pierzynski wore catcher’s gear for 19 seasons. Now he is unmasked.

Chicago Tribune

A.J. Pierzynski Will Be A Good Manager, When He Decides Its Time

By all accounts, Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and his staff are stockpiling enough quality young talent to ensure a competitive team in the not too distant future.

Daily Herald

Giancarlos Stanton 'Running The Show' On Any Potential Trades

Does he prefer the Golden Gate Bridge over the Green Monster and Gateway Arch? Does he fancy toasted ravioli over clam chowder and cheesesteak sandwiches?

Miami Herald

Giancarlo Stanton Opens Up About Marlins Future & Chasing 60

The great Giancarlo Stanton is enjoying the home run chase, the MVP speculation and easily enduring the controversy in the debate over what’s the real home run record, which has its obvious “gray areas,” as he called them, to explain the whole Roger Maris vs. Barry Bonds thing.

FanRags

Another Scouting Story On Albert Pujols As An Amateur

Many scouts have stories of their encounters with Pujols, but it's harder to find those with tales from his amateur days. Here's one from Jay Darnell, now a pro scout with the Yankees. In 1999, when Pujols was at Maple Woods (Mo.) CC, he was the Rockies' Midwest crosschecker and saw him play once. But he'll never forget it.

Baseball America

James Shields Shaky In Loss

Matt Olson, Jaycob Brugman and Franklin Barreto each slugged their first career big league homers Saturday as the Oakland Athletics took a 10-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in front of a sellout crowd on the day of Mark Buehrle's jersey retirement at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Chicago-A Official Site

White Sox Honor Mark Buehrle, Retire No.56 Jersey

One word pretty much encapsulated Mark Buehrle's feelings during the retirement ceremony of his jersey No. 56 at Guaranteed Rate Field Saturday afternoon, making him the 11th White Sox player to receive such an honor.

Chicago-A Official Site

'Consistent' Mark Buehrle Set For Jersey Retirement

Those wondering if Mark Buehrle misses the Major Leagues after amassing 214 wins and 3,283 1/3 innings pitched over 16 Major League seasons can take solace in the fact he's still playing.

Chicago-A Official Site

Mark Buehrle Takes In Cardinals-Blue Jays Game

Fox Sports Midwest Twitter

White Sox To Retire Mark Buehrle's Number 56

Dan Hayes Twitter

Available Free Agents Unlikely To Tempt Alex Reyes-Less Cardinals

If the news that top pitching prospect Alex Reyes will lose his entire 2017 season to Tommy John surgery was a kick in the gut to the Cardinals, the subsequent investigation of available free agent starters can be called a slap to the face.

BenFred

Padres Are Scouting Pablo Sandoval

There’s a San Diego Padres scout here taking a close look at Pablo Sandoval, post-back injury.

Boston Globe

'I've Never Seen Nothing Like That Before' Brayan Pena Blown Away By Jaime Garcia Against Mets

Jaime Garcia made his second start of the spring, and worked with new catcher Brayan Pena for the first time. The results were tremendous, as the lefty went 3.2 innings on 53 pitches, striking out two and allowing no runs.
KMOV

If things are going well, Jaime Garcia is a friend to sportswriters on deadline, kids with fixed bed times and umpires charged with enforcing pace-of-play rules. He sometimes takes some getting used to if you’re his catcher.
ESPN

Jaime Garcia took the mound Thursday for his second Grapefruit League start this spring. It was much better than his first one, six days earlier.
St. Louis Official Site

Mark Buehrle Received One-Year/$15M Offers For 2016

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