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10 numbers to know from the Cardinals' opening day win vs. the Rays stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/1…
10 numbers to know from the Cardinals' opening day win vs. the Rays

10 numbers to know from the Cardinals' opening day win vs. the Rays

Free article: JJ Wetherholt brought the first early excitement with a home run in his big-league debut then a huge sixth-inning rally thrilled the Cardinals crowd in an opening day

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Scenes from the St. Louis Cardinals' opening day game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/s…
Scenes from Cardinals' opening day game vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Scenes from Cardinals' opening day game vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Photos from the Tampa Bay Rays versus the St. Louis Cardinals opening day on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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Welcome to St. Louis, JJ Wetherholt: Cardinals rookie crushes 425-foot HR for 1st MLB hit stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/w…
Welcome to St. Louis, JJ Wetherholt: Cardinals rookie crushes 425-foot HR for 1st MLB hit

Welcome to St. Louis, JJ Wetherholt: Cardinals rookie crushes 425-foot HR for 1st MLB hit

Free article: In his second at-bat, Wetherholt broke a scoreless tie by jumping on an 0-2 fastball and sending it to dead center field and the famous Freese's lawn.

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Opening day brings St. Louis Cardinals fans back to Busch Stadium for 2026 season stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/o…
Opening day brings Cardinals fans back to Busch Stadium for 2026 season

Opening day brings Cardinals fans back to Busch Stadium for 2026 season

As St. Louis Cardinals fans fill Ballpark Village and Busch Stadium for opening day, one fan shares fond memories and thoughts on the upcoming 2026 Cardinals season.

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Worthy: Last year changed careers of Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore and Rays' Steven Matz stlpinchhits.com/columns/lyn…
Worthy: Last year changed careers of Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore and Rays' Steven Matz

Worthy: Last year changed careers of Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore and Rays' Steven Matz

Free article: In the end, things worked out for both the current Cardinals left-handed starter and their former left-handed starter.

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After making spring strides, Nathan Church gets opening day look in left: Cardinals Extra stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/a…
After making spring strides, Nathan Church gets opening day look in left: Cardinals Extra

After making spring strides, Nathan Church gets opening day look in left: Cardinals Extra

Free article: With Lars Nootbaar on the IL, the Cardinals deployed Church as their left fielder for opening day. He is one of the options who will get looks there.

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What's your hot take on the Cardinals? stlpinchhits.com/columns/ben…
What's your hot take on the Cardinals?

What's your hot take on the Cardinals?

Fans give their hot takes on the St. Louis Cardinals season ahead, as they arrive for the team's opening day on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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Hochman: ‘Kid’s gonna be alright.’ Cardinals fans gush about JJ Wetherholt on opening day stlpinchhits.com/columns/ben…
Hochman: Cardinals fans gush about JJ Wetherholt on opening day. 'Kid’s gonna be all right.’

Hochman: Cardinals fans gush about JJ Wetherholt on opening day. 'Kid’s gonna be all right.’

Free article: Since the nanosecond Wetherholt was drafted No. 7 overall in 2024, many Cardinals fans wondered just when he would debut at Busch Stadium. Well, he's here.

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Fans flock downtown for St. Louis Cardinals 2026 season opener stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/f…
Cardinals fans flock to downtown St. Louis for 2026 season opener

Cardinals fans flock to downtown St. Louis for 2026 season opener

St. Louis Cardinals fans poured out to support the Redbirds ahead of their 2026 opening day game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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Cardinals opening day lineup and a can't-be-beat subscription sale stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/c…
Cardinals opening day lineup and a can't-be-beat subscription sale

Cardinals opening day lineup and a can't-be-beat subscription sale

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Record-breaking heat expected for Cardinals opener in St. Louis stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/r…
Record-breaking heat hits Cardinals opener in St. Louis

Record-breaking heat hits Cardinals opener in St. Louis

The National Weather Service forecast a high of close to 92 degrees in St. Louis for Thursday. The normal high is 61.

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JJ Wetherholt leads off for Cardinals as they open rebuilding season vs. Rays: First Pitch stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/j…
JJ Wetherholt leads off for Cardinals as they open rebuilding season vs. Rays: First Pitch

JJ Wetherholt leads off for Cardinals as they open rebuilding season vs. Rays: First Pitch

Free article: Top prospect JJ Wetherholt makes his debut and leads off, one of seven starting players in Thursday's lineup who are 25 or younger.

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What channel is the Cardinals' game on? MLB, club announce TV lineup for opening day stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/w…
What channel is the Cardinals game on? TV lineup for opening day is announced.

What channel is the Cardinals game on? TV lineup for opening day is announced.

Free article: Here is the list channels for each provider, current through opening day.

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St. Louis Cardinals opening day: Liberatore gets start, JJ Wetherholt on roster stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/s…
Cardinals opening day: From Liberatore to Wetherholt, catch up on all the news

Cardinals opening day: From Liberatore to Wetherholt, catch up on all the news

Free article: Find out how to win a chance to throw out a first pitch at a Cardinals game, read recent coverage and sign up for email newsletters.

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Best Podcast in Baseball: Cardinals roster has clear questions but offers plenty intrigue stlpinchhits.com/video/best-…
Best Podcast in Baseball: Cardinals roster has clear questions but offers plenty intrigue

Best Podcast in Baseball: Cardinals roster has clear questions but offers plenty intrigue

Opening day is here, and the Cardinals' roster is set. Post-Dispatch lead baseball writer Derrick Goold and editor Nathan Mills dig into clubhouse leadership, power hitting — and power pitching.

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Goold: After nearly 100 years atop NL, Cardinals' race to find new way forward begins now stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/g…
Goold: After a century, Cardinals' NL reign is under threat. Race to find new way begins now

Goold: After a century, Cardinals' NL reign is under threat. Race to find new way begins now

Attendance is dropping, wins are lagging and the Los Angeles Dodgers are lurking, ready to overtake the Cardinals' claim to fame. A next Cardinals century must begin today.

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Hochman: 50 years ago, he was Cardinals' opening day pitcher. Then he died in a fire at 34. stlpinchhits.com/columns/ben…
Hochman: 50 years ago, he was Cardinals' opening day pitcher. Then he died in a fire at 34.

Hochman: 50 years ago, he was Cardinals' opening day pitcher. Then he died in a fire at 34.

Lynn McGlothen was an All-Star in 1974 and the opening day starter in 1976. He died two years after his retirement in a mobile home fire.

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Happy New Year! BPIB's preview of 2026 Cardinals comes out of left field stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/h…
Happy New Year! BPIB's preview of 2026 Cardinals comes out of left field

Happy New Year! BPIB's preview of 2026 Cardinals comes out of left field

Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold and editor Nathan Mills look at the oncoming season through the decisions that radiate from one position

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With opening day start, Matthew Liberatore gets chance to set tone for staff: Cardinals Extra stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/w…
With opening day start, Matthew Liberatore gets chance to set tone for staff: Cardinals Extra

With opening day start, Matthew Liberatore gets chance to set tone for staff: Cardinals Extra

Matthew Liberatore described excitement about the pitching staff the Cardinals carry into 2026. He'll get a chance to set a tone for it in his opening day start vs. the

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Tom Brady's card trading shop to open in Ballpark Village stlpinchhits.com/cardinals/t…
Tom Brady's card trading shop to open in Ballpark Village

Tom Brady's card trading shop to open in Ballpark Village

It will be located across the street from Busch Stadium at 771 Clark Ave., taking over Arch Appeal's former storefront.

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