<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/a-lot-of-emotions-jordan-walker-gets-honest-cardinals-upcoming-series-vs-braves-home-state-georgia');   ga('set', 'title', '‘A lot of emotions’: Jordan Walker gets honest on Cardinals’ upcoming series vs Braves in home state of Georgia');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jordan-Walker-gets-honest-on-Cardinals_-upcoming-series-vs-Braves-in-home-state-of-Georgia.jpg"></figure><h1>‘A lot of emotions’: Jordan Walker gets honest on Cardinals’ upcoming series vs Braves in home state of Georgia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-05T08:30:21-07:00">September 5th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-05T08:30:21-07:00">September 5th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals are visiting the Atlanta Braves this week, and it will be the first time in Jordan Walker’s career that he will be playing in his home state of Georgia. Jordan Walker detailed what it will be like for him to play in his home state for the first time, and what his family and friends <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/cardinals-jordan-walker-adam-wainwright-return-home" rel="noopener">will be doing</a> for the games.</p><p>“There are going to be a lot of emotions, man,” Walker said, via John Denton of MLB.com. “I’ve already had a lot of my friends who said they’re coming to the game to support me, but they’re still going to rep their Braves. So, I’m just excited to go back there. I grew up going to games at Turner Field, but now I’ll be at the new park where I saw a few games while I was in high school. We used to go to Braves games all the time, and that was always one of the best experiences for our family, going to those games. So, I’m excited to go back there and play there.”</p><p>Walker enters the series against the Braves with a six-game hitting streak that he will look to extend on Tuesday. Walker will have 150 to 200 friends and family members in the stands, according to Denton.</p><p>It will also be Adam Wainwright’s final time pitching in Atlanta with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-early-free-agent-targets-2023-24-mlb-offseason" rel="noopener">Cardinals</a>. Adam Wainwright is a Brunswick, Ga. native and former Braves prospect.</p><p>As Wainwright’s career comes to an end this season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-oli-marmol-speaks-resurgence-intriguing-southpaw-st-louis-rotation" rel="noopener">Cardinals</a> hope Walker is a part of their success in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘A lot of emotions’: Jordan Walker gets honest on Cardinals’ upcoming series vs Braves in home state of Georgia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-jordan-walker-4-hit-game-as-rookie-not-done-by-st-louis-player-in-51-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jordan Walker’s 4-hit game as rookie not done by Cardinals player in 51 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jordan-Walker-Cardinals.jpg"></figure><h1>Jordan Walker’s 4-hit game as rookie not done by Cardinals player in 51 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-30T15:22:36-07:00">August 30th, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-30T15:23:12-07:00">August 30th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023 MLB season is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-st-louis-terrible-2023-season" rel="noopener">not turning out to be a memorable one</a> for the St. Louis Cardinals, but from time to time, there’s someone from the team that makes the campaign a little bit more interesting. Take for example Cardinals youngster Jordan Walker, who had quite a performance on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.</p><p>Walker was among the heroes of the team in their 5-4 victory over the Padres, as he went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs. For what it’s worth, he also <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1696987015122698615" rel="noopener">became the youngest</a> St. Louis player in over five decades to pull off such a feat, per John Denton of MLB.com.</p><p><i>“Jordan Walker’s first 4-hit game comes at the age of 21 years, 100 days. He’s the 13th youngest player in Cards history with a 4-hit game. Four instances when a younger player did it was by Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby. Walker is the youngest to do it since Ken Reitz in 1972.”</i></p><p>Thanks in large part to Walker’s great day, the Cardinals managed to defeat the Padres and close out the three-game series <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-29-2023" rel="noopener">with back-to-back victories</a> over the struggling National League West division club. But credit for the win is also very much deserved by Tommy Edman, who hit a walk-off home run off Padres closer Josh Hader to seal the deal in favor of St. Louis.</p><p>So far in his first season in the big leagues, Jordan Walker is slashing .267/.335/.431 with 12 home runs, 39 RBIs, and a total of six stolen bases.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jordan Walker’s 4-hit game as rookie not done by Cardinals player in 51 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-jordan-walker-masyn-winn-promotion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Jordan Walker opens up on ‘brother’ Masyn Winn following promotion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cardinals-news-jordan-walker-opens-up-on-brother-masyn-winn-following-promotion.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Jordan Walker opens up on ‘brother’ Masyn Winn following promotion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-18T12:00:05-07:00">August 18th, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-18T12:00:05-07:00">August 18th, 12:00pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football, with an emphasis on MLB as a Lead Editor. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-st-louis-makes-head-turning-move-on-electric-no-1-prospect-amid-disappointing-season" rel="noopener">made the decision</a> to promote top prospect SS Masyn Winn to the big league club. Winn, who’s an all-around talented prospect but is especially known for his elite throwing arm, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/masyn-winn-cardinals-callup" rel="noopener">received praise</a> from St. Louis’ former top prospect Jordan Walker following the promotion.</p><p>“He’s been going off down there [with Triple-A Memphis], and he’s been feeling really great lately, so it’s great to see him doing so well,” Walker said, via MLB.com’s John Denton. “We’ve been through so many ups and downs together, and seeing him do his thing now in Triple-A is so special to me. I’m excited to start playing with him again, for sure.”</p><p>Walker and Winn project to be two future stars for the Cardinals. They will lead the team down the road. The fact that Walker and Winn happen to have an extremely close relationship will help matters as well.</p><p>“He’s pretty much my brother — about as close as we can be without being blood-related,” Walker continued. “He’s always been so supportive of me.”</p><h2><b>Cardinals preparing for 2024</b></h2><p>St. Louis has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-nolan-gorman-roster-move" rel="noopener">made a number of roster moves</a> since the trade deadline. The team is not going to compete for a playoff spot in 2023, so the Cardinals are preparing for the future. Winn will have a tremendous opportunity to impress the Cardinals and potentially earn a spot on the 2024 Opening Day roster. Although St. Louis is in the midst of a forgettable campaign without question, the future remains fairly bright.</p><p>The team will need to address their starting pitching depth. The Cardinals offense still features enough firepower to make noise down the road. If St. Louis can add a few key pitchers during the offseason, then perhaps the ball club can rebound during the 2024 season.</p><p>For now, Winn will focus on taking care of business to finish the ’23 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Jordan Walker opens up on ‘brother’ Masyn Winn following promotion

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He was on a three-game hitting streak and drove in three runs across his final three games before getting sent down on April 26. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/red-hot-jordan-walker-takes-lessons-from-demotion" rel="noopener">It was a move</a> that Walker didn’t expect.</p><p>“It did hit me hard a little bit, but I still went down there, and I was joking around with my teammates and having a good time,” Walker said. “Baseball wasn’t as fun, obviously, but it’s still a joy to be on the field. Once I got a little more comfortable, it clicked. I just think it’s an aspect of not putting too much on myself.”</p><p>Walker rejoined the Cardinals on June 2 and has caught fire since he returned. He currently has an eight-game hitting streak and is 12-for-29 with four extra-base hits and six RBIs. He is hitting .293 overall this season in 116 at-bats.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-oliver-marmols-feisty-message-after-st-louis-blows-lead-loses-vs-giants" rel="noopener">Cardinals have the worst record</a> in the National League and are spiraling despite Walker’s hot stretch. St. Louis is 2-10 since Walker was called up and has sunk to a new low that no one saw coming.</p><p>Jordan Walker so far has lived up to the hype of his No. 1 prospect label. The 21-year-old showed a ton of maturity as well, getting sent down even though he didn’t deserve it just to come right back up and be even better after some time in the minors. The Cardinals seem to have a good one in Walker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Jordan Walker gets brutally honest following MLB demotion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-il-jordan-walker-promoton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Key Cardinals player heads to IL after Jordan Walker MLB promotion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Key-St.-Louis-player-heads-to-IL-after-Jordan-Walker-MLB-promotion.jpg"></figure><h1>Key Cardinals player heads to IL after Jordan Walker MLB promotion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-02T12:05:13-07:00">June 2nd, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T12:20:20-07:00">June 2nd, 12:20pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals <a href="https://twitter.com/katiejwoo/status/1664698709098090497" rel="noopener">are reportedly placing</a> OF Lars Nootbaar on the injured list, per Kate Woo. The move is corresponding to top prospect Jordan Walker <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-st-louis-recall-jordan-walker" rel="noopener">being re-called</a> to the big league club.</p><p>Nootbaar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-leaves-royals-back-injury" rel="noopener">was recently forced</a> to leave the Cardinals’ game with an injury versus the Kansas City Royals. St. Louis wasn’t sure if an IL stint would be necessary, but his injury was seemingly serious enough to warrant a trip to the injured list.</p><p>The Cardinals are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-tyler-oneill-brutal-injury-update-trade-rumors" rel="noopener">dealing with a number of injuries</a> at the moment. Although Nootbaar isn’t having the best season, his absence will certainly be felt by the Cardinals.</p><p>Through 42 games, Nootbaar has been reliable. He’s slashing .266/.380/.390 to go along with a .770 OPS. Nootbaar has also hit four home runs and stolen five bases. His slugging isn’t incredibly impressive, but his .380 OBP stands out.</p><p>Nootbaar has walked 29 times for the Cardinals in 2023, compared to 38 strikeouts across 184 plate appearances. His 15.8 percent walk rate is the highest of his career. For a player who isn’t considered a star, a .380 OBP is incredibly strong.</p><p>The return of Jordan Walker is exciting for Cardinals fans though. He is a top prospect who debuted with St. Louis to open the season. His numbers weren’t bad by any means, but the Cardinals still made the decision to demote him at the end of April. Unless he really struggles moving forward, it seems likely that Walker will remain at the MLB level moving forward.</p><p>The Cardinals will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a crucial NL Central matchup on Friday at 7:05 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.255	1	8	0.753	2

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.255	1	8	0.753	2

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