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Willson Contreras is a true menace to society. The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Contreras went viral during Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Twins for the wrong reason. In the middle of an at-bat against Twins starter Joe Ryan in the …
Two years after making a big splash by signing Willson Contreras, the St. Louis Cardinals are admitting that at least one aspect of that move has not worked out for them. The Cardinals are planning to move Contreras to first base for the 2025 season, …
The news on Willson Contreras is bad, but perhaps not quite as bad as it could have been. The St. Louis Cardinals catcher Contreras broke his arm during Tuesday’s game against the New York Mets. He was behind the plate when he was accidentally …
Willson Contreras suffered some awful luck on Tuesday night. The St. Louis Cardinals catcher was hit around his lower left wrist by J.D. Martinez’s bat on a swing during the top of the second inning of St. Louis’ game against the New York …
The Chicago Cubs stunned the baseball world when they unexpectedly replaced David Ross, but Willson Contreras clearly felt no sympathy for his former manager and teammate. The Cubs hired Craig Counsell as their new manager on Monday without even …
The St. Louis Cardinals were on the wrong end of some drama to begin their game with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Willson Contreras was injured when Ian Happ nailed the Cardinals catcher in the back of the head after completing a swing in the …
A new report helps to explain why the St. Louis Cardinals removed Willson Contreras from the catcher position earlier this season. The Cardinals made a big splash by signing Contreras to a 5-year, $87.5 million contract over the offseason. The former …
Willson Contreras will be getting another shot behind the plate with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals last weekend decided to switch Contreras away from the catcher position to designated hitter in hopes of turning around their losing record. …
Willson Contreras on Monday returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since leaving the Chicago Cubs to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals in free agency. He sure had a lot of fun with Cubs fans now that he is on the other side of the rivalry. …
The St. Louis Cardinals are making a major change amid their poor start to the season. The Cardinals entered play on Saturday 10-23, which is one of the worst starts in franchise history. A week and a half ago, they decided to demote prospect Jordan …
Madison Bumgarner is once again not taking kindly to an opposing hitter showing emotion. Bumgarner was involved in an odd confrontation with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras during Wednesday’s game, with the Arizona Diamondbacks …
New St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras is quickly endearing himself to the local fans. Contreras went viral this week for the cleats that he wore to Opening Day on Thursday. A catcher, Contreras chose to honor longtime Cardinals catching …
Willson Contreras went from one side of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry to the other this offseason, and one quote he gave comparing the two teams probably will not make his former club happy. Contreras left the Chicago Cubs in free agency to sign with …
Willson Contreras admits that he began dreaming about playing for the St. Louis Cardinals at an arguably inappropriate time.
Veteran catcher Willson Contreras has officially left the Chicago Cubs and is doing so for a record-setting contract (in a sense). Word broke on Wednesday that Contreras reached a five-year, $87.5 million contract agreement with the rival St. Louis …
Willson Contreras signed with the Chicago Cubs as a teenager in 2009 and has not played for any other team. But now he is being pursued by one of the Cubs’ biggest rivals. On Tuesday, the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reported that the St. …
