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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. …
Free agent catcher Willson Contreras figures to be in demand on the open market, and might have a very attractive option in one particular team. Contreras has been drawing interest from the Houston Astros, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. …
The Houston Astros are not wasting a second after their World Series win. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported Wednesday that the Astros are one of the teams who are most involved in courting Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras. Morosi also mentions …
A doomsday scenario may be unfolding for Chicago Cubs fans. Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reported on Sunday that the St. Louis Cardinals checked in on Cubs catcher Willson Contreras at the trade deadline and are expected to talk with him …
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ was surprisingly not traded before Tuesday’s MLB deadline, and he appears to be more than happy to stick around. Happ, who was named to his first All-Star team in 2022, was widely expected to be moved prior to …
Willson Contreras has been overshadowed a bit on the trade market, but a top NL team could be trying to bring him into the fold. The San Diego Padres have had talks with the Chicago Cubs about a Contreras trade, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. The …
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras got something of a sendoff from the Wrigley Field faithful earlier in the week as the likelihood of a trade increases. On Friday, Contreras pulled a move that strongly suggested he is ready to move on. On …
