<!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-lars-nootbaar-is-hyped-after-el-segundos-little-league-world-series-victory');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar is hyped after El Segundo’s Little League World Series victory');   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-Lars-Nootbaar-is-hyped-after-El-Segundo_s-Little-League-World-Series-victory.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar is hyped after El Segundo’s Little League World Series victory</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-28T18:20:16-07:00">August 28th, 6:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-28T18:20:16-07:00">August 28th, 6:20pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/little-league-world-series-news-louis-lappes-walk-off-home-run-for-california-title-win-sends-fans-into-frenzy" rel="noopener">Louis Lappe gave a lot</a> of hope to St. Louis Cardinals’ Lars Nootbar when he hit the walk-off home run for El Segundo. This would give the small California town team the victory against Curacao. The shortstop hit the only home run for his team and it was a historic feat to accomplish. He gave Nootbar flashbacks of when he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-pulls-off-epic-inside-the-park-hr-day-after-mlb-little-league-classic" rel="noopener">competing in the Little League World Series</a> before transitioning into the MLB.</p><p>Louis Lappe and El Segundo are living a lot of young kids’ and MLB player’s dreams at the moment. The outfielder for the Cardinals was particularly proud of this Little League World Series win because he donned the same uniforms and represented the town. He outlined <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/lars-nootbaar-gleams-with-pride-after-hometown-of-el-segundo-captures-llws-title-cardinals-extra/article_169dd3a2-45c8-11ee-a196-5f8c099db1a1.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener">his feelings</a> during their walk-off against Curacao, via Daniel Guerrero of The St. Louis Dispatch.</p><p>“Those kids, I think they do know it, they inspired people my age. Adults. Whatever. They’re kind of the talk of the town. Talk of the community right now. It’s really cool, and I couldn’t be prouder,” Lars Nootbar said about the kids’ big win for the city. The Cardinals outfielder also reminisced of how they felt short to win it all during his days, “We got screwed with the 85-pitch limit thing. I mean it. That still kind of eats me a little bit, honestly. It probably shouldn’t, but it does.”</p><p>Lars Nootbar still has his El Segundo visor well-kept in his locker to this very day. This is truly more than just a game of baseball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar is hyped after El Segundo’s Little League World Series victory

<!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-exits-vs-athletics-after-extremely-unfortunate-foul-ball');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits vs. Athletics after extremely unfortunate foul ball');   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/LarsNootbaarCardinals.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits vs. Athletics after extremely unfortunate foul ball</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-16T19:43:13-07:00">August 16th, 7:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-16T19:44:50-07:00">August 16th, 7:44pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a>Peter Alexis is a sports writer focused on coverage of college football and basketball, as well as the NFL and other major sports. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he has been writing sports articles for over 8 years. After covering Mizzou athletics for several seasons, Peter joined ClutchPoints in 2023. He is a New York sports superfan and is fluent in the sports betting industry as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals lost outfielder Lars Nootbaar went down with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-activated-injury" rel="noopener">an unfortunate injury</a> after fouling a ball off of his groin area and rolling around in pain.</p><p>“Lars Nootbaar <a href="https://twitter.com/katiejwoo/status/1691975647772471543" rel="noopener">was removed</a> from the game with a ‘lower abdomen’ contusion… which sure, I guess is one way to explain it,” tweeted Cardinals reporter Katie Woo.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lars Nootbaar just left the game with trainers after he fouled this ball off into an… unideal spot <a href="https://t.co/KybNR7KDvn">pic.twitter.com/KybNR7KDvn</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1691970507883573695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nootbaar managed to make it through the rest of the at-bat, where he ultimately struck out. He was forced to exit in a world of pain shortly after in the sixth inning. Lost in the storyline is the Cardinals getting embarrassed at home by the worst team in baseball, ultimately <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/athletics-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-16-2023" rel="noopener">succumbing to the Athletics</a>, 8-0.</p><p>Nootbaar has been one of the few bright spots for the St. Louis Cardinals in a season to forget. He is second on the team in OPS at .837, behind only star 3B Nolan Arenado. He is also batting .282 in his third year with the Cardinals, and the organization expects him to be a focal point as they turn their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-st-louis-gm-lays-out-key-objective-for-offseason-following-trade-deadline-firesale" rel="noopener">attention to the 2024 campaign</a>.</p><p>The Cardinals sit 11.5 games back in their division, and 13 games under .500 as the final month of the season approaches. They haven’t landed in last place in over a century, a feat that hasn’t occurred since 1918 during World War I.</p><p>The Cardinals host the Mets in their next series, another team that was picked first in their division and is trending closer to last. The Cards are tied for last with the Pirates, and the Mets are one game above the Nationals. The loser of this series will likely plummet into sole possession of last in their division, a far cry from the expected playoff runs they anticipated being apart of.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits vs. Athletics after extremely unfortunate foul ball

<!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-activated-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals make crucial Lars Nootbaar injury decision');   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/St.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals make crucial Lars Nootbaar injury decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-19T10:09:09-07:00">June 19th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-19T10:09:09-07:00">June 19th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The St. Louis Cardinals are still sitting at the bottom of the National League Central in a season full of disappointment. Multiple players have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nolan-arenado-gets-brutally-honest-on-latest-cardinals-struggles" rel="noopener">expressed their displeasure</a> recently. However, the Cardinals are getting some good news with Lars Nootbaar <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1670828534372130818" rel="noopener">being activated</a> from the IL, per John Denton of MLB.com.</p><p>‘The #STLCards have activated OF Lars Nootbaar off the Injured List. They optioned DH/1B Luken Baker to Triple-A Memphis. Nootbaar went 4 for 5 with 2 HRs, a double and four RBI with Memphis in Jacksonville on Sunday.’</p><p>Nootbaar will now return to the big league club after a pair of home runs in Sunday’s rehab stint, and that should be terrific news for a depleted Cardinals team. He has been out since May 29 after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-leaves-royals-back-injury" rel="noopener">sustaining an injury</a> in the game against the Kansas City Royals.</p><p>On the year, Nootbaar is hitting .266 with four home runs and 21 RBI as well as 25 runs scored. In his last minor league, he smashed a home run to right field that got out in a hurry, and he looks more than ready to return to the majors.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LARS NOOTBAAR OH MY <a href="https://t.co/Pqvnx6OUpS">pic.twitter.com/Pqvnx6OUpS</a></p><p>— Memphis Redbirds (@memphisredbirds) <a href="https://twitter.com/memphisredbirds/status/1670531683794157574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Cardinals face the Washington Nationals on Monday, and Nootbaar is starting in right field and hitting third with Dylan Carlson heading for the bench. Carlson is hitting just .238 on the year with three home runs and 16 RBU, and Tommy Edman is hitting .233 with seven home runs and 26 RBI.</p><p>The Cardinals also sent Tyler O’Neill to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-trade-for-guardians-utility-player" rel="noopener">60-day IL recently</a>, so the outfield needs some sort of offensive jolt, and the hope is that Nootbaar can provide that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals make crucial Lars Nootbaar injury decision

<!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-leaves-royals-back-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals');   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/2023/05/Lars-Nootbaar-exits-early-with-injury-vs.-Royals.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T12:26:10-07:00">May 29th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T12:26:10-07:00">May 29th, 12:26pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the St. Louis Cardinals look to turn their season around, outfielder Lars Nootbaar is a major part of their offensive plans. However, those plans have come to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-players-fans-fed-up-with-nolan-arenado-steven-matz-jordan-hicks" rel="noopener">a halt for the Cardinals</a> after Nootbaar’s worrisome injury against the Kansas City Royals.</p><p>Nootbaar <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnDenton555/status/1663260301100216321" rel="noopener">was forced to leave</a> St. Louis’ Monday contest against the Royals after going down while chasing a ball in the gap. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-lars-nootbaar-gets-extra-spicy-for-albert-pujols-696th-home-run" rel="noopener">Nootbaar was removed</a> from the game and replaced by Oscar Mercado. Ultimately, Nootbaar was diagnosed with lower back spasms and listed as day-to-day, via John Denton of MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> Lars Nootbaar left today's game injured. He walked off under his own power after injuring his leg on this play.</p><p>Replaced by Oscar Mercado in CF. <a href="https://t.co/jlUq4v1XLs">pic.twitter.com/jlUq4v1XLs</a></p><p>— Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mike_Kurland/status/1663258571516067852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Heading into Monday’s game, Nootbaar had appeared in 41 games in 2023. He is hitting .268 with four home runs, 21 RBI and five stolen bases. Nootbaar is third on the Cardinals in batting average among qualified hitters. Furthermore, he ranks second in on-base percentage (.383) and fifth in OPS (.775).</p><p>St. Louis is still trying to dig themselves out of the early season hole they put themselves in. With their 24-31 record, the Cardinals are currently fourth in the NL Central. They’ve gone an even 5-5 over their last 10 games.</p><p>Losing Nootbaar would be a major speed bump in a year full of problems for the Cardinals. St. Louis currently ranks sixth in runs scored (271),  eighth in OBP (.331) and 14th in batting average (.256). While the team knows they could always improve, their offense has been solid despite their struggles.</p><p>But Lars Nootbaar has been an important piece of that offensive prowess. Taking him away from the mix is an overall hit in the entire Cardinals lineup. St. Louis will know in the coming days how severe Nootbaar’s injury is. The fact he was able to walk off the field should give them at least a little hope.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar exits early with injury vs. Royals

<!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-giovanny-gallegos-return-lars-nootbaar-il');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals get mixed bag of updates on Giovanny Gallegos, Lars Nootbaar');   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/2023/04/cardinals-news-st-louis-gets-mixed-bag-of-updates-on-giovanny-gallegos-lars-no.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals get mixed bag of updates on Giovanny Gallegos, Lars Nootbaar</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-03T14:35:15-07:00">April 3rd, 2:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-03T14:35:15-07:00">April 3rd, 2:35pm</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 are off to a strong start so far in 2023, but they have already dealt with a number of injury concerns. C Willson Contreras, RP Giovanny Gallegos, and OF Lars Nootbaar are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-st-louis-gets-lars-nootbaar-giovanny-gallegos-injury-updates" rel="noopener">among the Cardinals players</a> who’ve missed time due to injury to open the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-day-to-day-knee-injury" rel="noopener">Contreras returned to action</a> on Sunday, while Gallegos <a href="https://twitter.com/katiejwoo/status/1642997981614858247" rel="noopener">is expected to return</a> Monday against the Atlanta Braves, per <i>The Athletic’s</i> Katie Woo. Nootbaar, however, is facing a possible trip to the IL, per Woo as well.</p><p>“Regarding Lars Nootbaar: Today is important one for him in establishing progress. Cardinals can give him another day tomorrow with LHP Dodd pitching, but if Nootbaar requires more time, they could mull over an IL stint,” Woo wrote on Twitter.</p><p>Nootbaar is a steady prescence for the Cardinals. He isn’t the best player on the team, but he provides an element of versatility and depth for St. Louis. In 2022, Nootbaar slashed .228/.340/.448 with a .788 OPS and 14 home runs.</p><p>Gallegos, meanwhile, is one of the better relievers in the league. Over 57 games during the 2022 campaign, the Cardinals’ right-hander recorded a 3.05 ERA and 14 saves.</p><p>The Cardinals have the potential to be a force in the National League in 2023. They will need to find a way to avoid the injury bug on a more consistent basis moving forward. The fact that injuries have already been one of their primary storylines isn’t a tremendous sign.</p><p>With that being said, the Cardinals still performed well during opening weekend and will look to keep things going against the Braves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.244	12	45	0.759	7

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.244	12	45	0.759	7

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