Tag Archives: Mike Matheny

Posted on March 11, 2020, by Bryan Zarpentine After an extended run of success that included a World Series title in 2016, the Kansas City Royals have been one of the worst teams in baseball the past two seasons. On the heels of 100-plus losses in back-to-back seasons, Ned Yost retired believing the worst was […]

Posted on October 31, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals announced a new managerial hire a year in the making. The club has named Mike Matheny as the new skipper, taking over for Ned Yost, who retired at the end of the season. Matheny was hired by the Royals last fall […]

Posted on September 23, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The end of the 2019 season will officially mark the end of an era for the Kansas City Royals. On Monday, Royals manager Ned Yost announced what many had speculated, which is that he will retire at the end of the season. Yost’s retirement will bring to […]

Posted on July 15, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The St. Louis Cardinals have made sure all-star weekend gets off to an interesting start. Well, unless your manager Mike Matheny. The Cardinals fired Matheny Saturday night following the team’s loss to the Reds. Hitting coach John Mabry and assistant hitting coach Bill Mueller have also been let […]

Posted on June 7, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine After four innings and one start, the 2018 season is over for St. Louis Cardinals prospect Alex Reyes. The team announced Wednesday night that Reyes has undergone surgery to reattach a tendon in his right lat. Recovery time for the surgery is six months, effectively ending his […]

Posted on May 30, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Wednesday began with a great deal of optimism for the St. Louis Cardinals. The team’s top prospect Alex Reyes made his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery. Reyes started off well, tossing four scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the club’s optimism over Reyes’ return was soon […]

Posted on May 6, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals saw three players leave their win over the Cubs due to injury. Now at least one of those players is going to the DL. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak announced Sunday morning that catcher Yadier Molina is expected to miss […]

Posted on December 14, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine One day after the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Marcell Ozuna from the Marlins, they’ve pulled off a second trade to free up some room in their outfield. Thursday morning, the Cardinals announced that they have sent outfielder Stephen Piscotty to the Oakland Athletics for infield prospects Max […]

Posted on August 23, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2017 season is over for St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal. Cardinals GM Mike Girsch announced Wednesday that Rosenthal will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, less than a week after being put on the DL with elbow irritaiton. Earlier in the day, the Cardinals transferred […]

Posted on June 25, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After what had to be an embarrassing demotion all the way back to A-ball earlier this year, Randal Grichuk is heading back to the big leagues. According to reports, the St. Louis Cardinals have recalled Grichuk in time for Sunday’s series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The […]

Posted on May 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine For the second straight year, Randal Grichuk’s performance has dropped off so much that the St. Louis Cardinals have decided to demote him to the minors. But unlike last year when Grichuk had two brief stints in triple-A during the second half of the season, the Cardinals […]

Posted on April 5, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The St. Louis Cardinals are breathing a sigh of relief after outfielder Stephen Piscotty was cleared to return to the field after passing the league’s concussion protocol on Wednesday following a hit to the head Tuesday night. Piscotty appeared to be dazed and was forced to leave […]

Posted on March 18, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Spring training is a time for experimentation when it comes to position changes, but such experiments are usually done early in camp. However, with just over two weeks until opening day, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams is considering a position switch, as he will begin […]