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• When Tyler Wade was in trouble

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Jose Iglesias coming in during Spring Training made it difficult to have Tyler Wade on the roster As you can tell from the title, Tyler Wade did not make the Padres Opening Day roster. His time with the club likely is over, as he’s now going to go through waivers and there has to be a team out there that would value what he brings, right? Same could...2025
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• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres

Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Bench competition tightens as Spring Training comes to a close The San Diego Padres are in the final stages of Spring Training and that means tough decisions await Manager Mike Shildt and his staff. Shildt said recently this is the most competitive camp he’s had with regard to position players. Padres manager Mike Shildt: “This is the most co...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres have 40 players remaining in camp

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of March 23, 2025. Articles to read Bryce Miller, Union-Tribune sports columnist and outdoorsman, dies at 56 (Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune) Spring training update: Cease finishes strong; Hart good enough; Machado homers; Padres split pair of games (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tr...2025
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• Padres need surprises in 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Who will be breaking out this season? At Padres FanFest on February 1, General Manager A.J. Preller participated in a leadership Q&A with Mike Shildt and Erik Greupner. During the discussion, he acknowledged the team would need a “couple” of surprises for the 2025 season to round out the roster. Hampered by some big contracts and a limited payroll, Preller ...2025
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• MLB Injury Report: Padres’ Mike Shildt Shares Latest Update on Yu Darvish Ahead of 2025 Season Opener
The San Diego Padres' pitching rotation is in question, as Yu Darvish has elbow inflammation. What can we expect moving forward?...2025
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• Yu Darvish To Begin Season On Injured List
Right-hander Yu Darvish will begin the season on the injured list. Manager Mike Shildt informed reporters today, including Dennis Lin of The Athletic and AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. The righty was diagnosed with elbow inflammation earlier this week. “We feel pretty comfortable that some rest and getting ramped back up will be the answer,” Shildt…...2025
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• MLB Injury Report: Padres’ Mike Shildt Shares Latest Update on Yu Darvish Ahead of 2025 Season Opener
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• Padres roster taking shape

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Gavin Sheets added to 40-man roster The San Diego Padres have until Wednesday of next week to finalize their 26-man roster for the beginning of the 2025 season. Outfielder/first baseman Gavin Sheets had an opt-out available to him with his minor league contract, and the spring production he has shown would absolutely guarantee he would be grab...2025
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• Padres rotation could lose Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Veteran experiencing elbow inflammation San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt admitted today that veteran starter Yu Darvish is experiencing elbow inflammation and is day-to-day with his ramp up to the start of the season. A tweet from San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Kevin Acee stated that Shildt acknowledged today during the...2025
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• Yu Darvish Questionable For Opening Day Due To Elbow Inflammation
Padres right-hander Yu Darvish has recently been slowed in camp. While it was initially conveyed that he had some general fatigue, manager Mike Shildt today provided a more specific and more ominous diagnosis. The skipper told members of the media, including Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, that the veteran righty experienced elbow inflammation…...2025
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• Matt Waldron Suffers Oblique Strain, May Begin Season On IL
Right-hander Matt Waldron sustained a mild oblique strain yesterday, Padres manager Mike Shildt told MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell and other reporters. Waldron suffered the injury while warming up in the bullpen for a scheduled relief appearance in the Padres’ Cactus League game. While Waldron is officially considered day-to-day, Shildt said the knuckleballer is “going to need…...2025
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• Padres’ “winning on the margins” approach

Fernando Tatis Jr and Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Focus and confidence carry over from 2024 In March of 2024, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote about the change in philosophy and approach for the Padres. After a disastrous 2023 season and a change of managers, the team was asked to buy in to what Mike Shildt was selling. Manny Machado said it best- “We’ve...2025
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• Taking a look at the Padres bullpen depth

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Many talented pitchers vying for spots Every pitcher on the Padres spring training roster is on a throwing program. A slow buildup to Opening Day that carefully balances getting ready with managing health, as well as not exposing them to opponents too soon. The starters throw a lot on back fields, building up pitch counts and working...2025
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• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025

Padres Jake Cronenworth completing a double play in a spring training game | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images A return to second base is a welcome sight The San Diego Padres infield alignment is set for the 2025 season. Barring an injury, it will be Luis Arraez at first base, Jake Cronenworth at second base, Xander Bogaerts at shortstop and Manny Machado at third base. It has the makings ...2025
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"Manager Mike Shildt informed reporters today, including Dennis Lin of The Athletic and AJ Cassavell of MLB."

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"Padres manager Mike Shildt told members of the media today that Xander Bogaerts will be moving from shortstop to second base, with Dennis Lin of The Athletic among those to relay the news."

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"The Padres are set to name former Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt their new manager, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports."

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"Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection led to Alyssa Nakken's historic debut, has accused Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism."

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"Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager."

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"Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…"

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"Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez is planning to work back from the injured list in a relief role, manager Mike Shildt told reporters including Mark Saxon of The Athletic (Twitter link)."

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"Tommy Pham's two-run single fueled a pivotal four-run fourth inning as the Cardinals rallied to give interim skipper Mike Shildt a win in his managerial debut."

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"Minor League managers Mike Shildt and Oliver Marmol have been added to the Cardinals' 2017 Major League coaching staff, the organization announced on Thursday."

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"“It’s a heck of a story,” said Mike Shildt, who was Harris’ manager last season at Double-A Springfield (Missouri)."

• When Tyler Wade was in trouble
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• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres
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• Padres need surprises in 2025
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• Padres roster taking shape
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• Padres score late to beat Rangers

Luis Arraez | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Luis Arraez leads San Diego offense with three hits, including a home run Forrest Wall lined a ball into the outfield in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in two runs to give the San Diego Padres their first lead of the game over the Texas Rangers en route to a 9-8 win. Wall was up to bat with the Padres trailing 7-6 with two outs and r...2025
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• Gavin Sheets powers Padres to win

Jackson Merrill celebrates his home run. | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Ninth inning home run lifts San Diego over Chicago Gavin Sheets has been on an impressive hot streak and it continued Tuesday when the San Diego Padres faced the Chicago White Sox. Sheets hit his fourth home run in four games in the bottom of the fifth inning, but that was not his most impressive ...2025
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Padres

Okay, so we don’t usually post a pic of the opposing starter, but this is for nostalgia’s sake. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The two teams with the worst Cactus League records battle for the bottom Yep, the San Diego Padres (4-12) have been even worse than the Sox (5-11), who are trying for their first two-game winning streak of the spring. This will be a day to see whether Jonathan Canno...2025
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• Padres back in win column

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images San Diego beats Cleveland, 7-2 Xander Bogaerts lined a one-hop single through the right side of the infield to give the San Diego Padres a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday. Jake Cronenworth scored on a wild pitch, following a pitching change, to make the score 3-0. Xander goes the opp...2025
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• Taking a look at the Padres bullpen depth
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• Padres need surprises in 2025
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• Padres roster taking shape
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• Padres rotation could lose Yu Darvish
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• Robert Suarez struggling in spring

Manager Mike Shildt takes the ball from Robert Suarez. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Padres closer has been roughed up in recent outings Results in Spring Training do not often hold up once the regular season begins. Hot hitters go cold. Dominant pitchers become pedestrian and players struggling seem to find success. Spring Training is all about players getting their work in and buil...2025
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• Padres catchers continue to be an area of weakness on offense

Brett Sullivan | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Four catching candidates struggling this spring The San Diego Padres are a team in waiting. They are waiting for their catcher of the future, Ethan Salas, to get the experience and show the growth that will allow San Diego to add him to the big league roster. The Padres are left to plug in placeholders and hope for the bes...2025
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• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year

Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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• Padres score late to beat Rangers
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• Robert Suarez struggling in spring
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• Eguy Rosario’s versatility should put him ahead of other Padres in bench competition

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images There are a ton of options to fill out the rest of the bench. One stands out in early in spring Padres manager Mike Shildt loves how many options he has to fill out the roster. Before getting to those options, here are the 11/13 spots we know will be taken. Luis Arraez Jake Cronenworth Xander Bogaerts Manny Machado Tyler Wade Connor Joe Jason Heyward Jac...2025
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• Padres Randy Vasquez needs a breakthrough 2025 season

San Diego Padres SP Randy Vasquez is poised for a breakthrough 2025 season | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Randy Vasquez has a legitimate opportunity to become a mainstay in the Padres starting rotation. Randy Vasquez was acquired by the San Diego Padres in the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees last offseason. He came with big expectations, as Vasquez flashed an explosive four-s...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• Matt Seidler guarantees Padres won’t relocate

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The San Diego Padres aren’t going anywhere if Matt Seidler has anything to do with it. San Diego Padres fans may have had a bit of a scare earlier this week when reading Sheel Seidler’s complaint that relocation could be on the table for the franchise. However, Matt Seidler, one of late owner Peter’s brothers, wrote in a statement that suc...2025
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• It’s time for the Padres to go all out for the NL West

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images They’ve gone this far and now have the opportunity to take it. Don’t let up now On November 21, 2023 Mike Shildt was introduced as Padres manager. He mentioned the team’s goal: to win the National League West. I’m not sure many fans were thinking that would actually come to fruition in Shildt’s first season as the manager but here we are. There’s a chance ...2024
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• Padres raising season ticket prices again in 2025

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Erik Greupner wrote an email today to members giving them a heads up Today Padres season ticket holders learned they will be paying more for their same seats again next season. According to Annie Heilbrunn, this will be the fourth consecutive raise and Kevin Acee reports it will be a “3 percent weighted average across the board”. CEO Erik Greupner wrote...2024
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• What does the Padres outfield depth look like right now?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images There’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill and then there’s everybody else Eddie Rosario and David Peralta are among the outfield free agents who have come off the board on cheap deals that the Padres perhaps decided to pass on, which is questionable considering their outfield situation. Yes, Tommy Pham is still out there and he is go...2024
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• Giants coach: Shildt expletive 'reeked' of 'racism'

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• Shidlt out as Cards manager after wild-card run

Despite a 17-game winning streak in September that carried St. Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager....2021
• Cardinals Fire Manager Mike Shildt
The Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt, as first reported by Rob Rains of StLSportsPage (Twitter link). At a press conference announcing the news, St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters (including Jeff Passan of ESPN) the organization made the decision based on “philosophical differences” between Shildt and the front office about…...2021
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• Padres Expected To Interview Mike Shildt
Mike Shildt might not be out of a job for long, as The Athletic’s Dennis Lin and Brittany Ghiroli (Twitter link) report that the Padres are looking to interview Shildt for their managerial vacancy. After being fired by the Cardinals just three days ago, Shildt enters a market thin on dugout openings, as the Mets…...2021
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• Cardinals to name Carlos Marmol as manager after firing Mike Shildt
Marmol served as the St. Louis bench coach under Shildt last season...2021
• Cardinals expected to name Oliver Marmol as next manager on Monday
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• Cardinals Release Yairo Munoz
The Cardinals announced this morning that they’ve placed infielder Yairo Munoz on unconditional release waivers. The move leaves an opening on the 40-man roster. In an important detail, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds that Munoz “left the team, flew home” without notifying the Cardinals. Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…...2020
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• Padres Interview Ozzie Guillen In Managerial Search
The Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillén last week as part of their ongoing managerial search, report Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). Guillén joins Brad Ausmus, Mike Shildt and Luis Rojas as known candidates for the position. Guillén’s sit-down with San Diego is his first known managerial interview since he was let…...2021
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• When Tyler Wade was in trouble
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres have 40 players remaining in camp
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• Padres rotation could lose Yu Darvish
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• Matt Waldron Suffers Oblique Strain, May Begin Season On IL
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• Gavin Sheets powers Padres to win
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• Game Thread: White Sox at Padres
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• Taking a look at the Padres bullpen depth
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• Padres catchers continue to be an area of weakness on offense
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year
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• Examining the Padres 2025 payroll

AJ Preller | Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Not as bleak as we thought As spring training got started last week, Padres general manager AJ Preller had his first media availability for the new season. Within a few days the Padres had signed outfielder Jason Heyward, outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe, RHP Nick Pivetta and LHP Kyle Hart. There were also some minor league signings that don...2025
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• Pitching rotation candidates for Padres

Matt Waldron | Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images A look at five players who could win a job The current pitching rotation for San Diego consists of Yu Darvish, Dylan Cease and Michael King. The fourth and fifth spots in the rotation are vacant and need to be filled prior to Opening Day. The Padres have several options on their 40-man roster and each has potential to make an impact as a sta...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned
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• Outside The Confines: Bad blood

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Bad blood reigns in the Dodgers/Padres series. The Tigers shocked the Guardians. And other news from around the playoffs. Good morning. I suppose it’s a good morning if you’re a Mets or Padres fan. I assume you know the scores of those games yesterday, so I’m not linking to any game recaps. I will link to the brouhaha that took place at Dodger Stadium durin...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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• Padres interview Phil Nevin for manager vacancy

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports So AJ Preller wasn’t putting the manager search on hold during the GM meetings... Dennis Lin and Kevin Acee have reported that the San Diego Padres interviewed Phil Nevin on Wednesday. Talks are scheduled to continue today. The Padres formally interviewed Phil Nevin for their managerial opening Wednesday, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli. A.J. Prell...2023
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• Could Ryan Flaherty be Bob Melvin’s successor?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images AJ Preller hired Flaherty and didn’t allow him to interview for the Mets bench coach job Bob Nightengale wrote in his Sunday notebook today that “if the Padres don’t reach the postseason, Bob Melvin could take the fall with bench coach Ryan Flaherty a strong candidate to succeed him.” Oh yeah that'll fix things(via @BNightengale) pic.twi...2023
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• Details On The Cardinals’ Firing Of Mike Shildt
The Cardinals surprised the baseball world when they parted ways with manager Mike Shildt on Thursday, and speculation has only grown about the situation in the subsequent days. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited “philosophical differences” as the reason for the firing, declining to discuss specifics and instead telling reporters (including The Athletic’s Katie...2021
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• Latest On Cardinals’ Managerial Opening
The speculation has already begun on who might replace Mike Shildt as the next manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. The popular internal candidates appear to be Oliver Marmol and Stubby Clapp, per Jon Morosi of the MLB Network (via Twitter). St. Louis usually likes to promote from within, and both Marmol and Clapp have…...2021
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