The Cardinals also cleared right-hander Adam Wainwright for baseball activities after he made a rapid recovery from a torn left Achilles’ tendon, an injury suffered April 25. Wainwright would not be able to start in the postseason because he will not have a chance to stretch out his arm, but going into the bullpen and giving quality innings is certainly within reason.
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As Cardinal Nation awaits the MRI results on Yadier Molina’s left thumb, it’s once again time to ponder who will eventually be the next catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals when Molina and Father Time finally meet more intimately. Molina got hurt in Sunday’s 4-3 win over the Cubs and while making a tag on Anthony Rizzo in the eighth inning.
Molina will be re-evaluated late this week or early next week. Molina was diagnosed Monday. with a hardly torn left thumb ligament. “It was one of the best news source we might have hoped for, ” stated Cardinals GM John Mozeliak, who had feared in that Molina be out the remaining of the season. Still, they’re in the postseason – one of the 10 who get to play for the trophy – and with each passing day their four-game lead on Pittsburgh gets closer to clinching the division title.
“I think every team goes through this from time to time, ” Mozeliak said.
“We’ve been together for many years”, Molina said. Just last week, Matheny said Molina’s energy level was at its lowest point of the season. “I’ve known that for a couple of months”, he said before Monday’s game against the Cubs.
YANKEES 5, METS 0 Carlos Beltran hit a three-run, second-deck home run on a 100 miles per hour fastball from Noah Syndergaard in the first inning, Michael Pineda pitched his best game in two months and the visiting New York Yankees beat the Mets.
“I don’t know if that’s the right word”, Rose, 74, said Friday in a brief interview between appearances on the campus of Miami University in southwest Ohio. Catcher Travis Tartamella has been brought up from AAA Memphis.
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Easley will be 30 years old in December and hasn’t done much in the minors to prove he will provide any thunder off his bat and his defense behind the plate isn’t noteworthy.
