Notre Dame football star running back Jeremiyah Love returned home to St. Louis and threw out the first pitch at a Cardinals game.

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are trading unnecessary blows. After the benches cleared on Friday night between the two teams after Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch, Padres third baseman Manny Machado was hit twice in Saturday’s matchup causing yet another bench-clearing incident.

The MLB trade deadline is Thursday. I figured I would start this column with one certain fact, because a lot of it is going to be hypothetical. Which players will stay put and which players will be on the move?

Major League Baseball’s annual trade deadline is just one week away, and the St. Louis Cardinals find themselves in a familiar, yet complicated, crossroads.

Helsley has been rumored as a trade target since the offseason, and a trade for him still seems realistic. As we know, Donovan made his first All-Star Game in 2025, is hitting nearly .300 and can play multiple defensive positions. That's a valuable player, and the Cardinals are treating him as one.

Heavy Sports caught up with Alex Birge to discuss his MLB Draft experience and his first few days in the Cardinals organization.

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Cardinals Top Prospect JJ Wetherholt Impressing in Triple-A Amid Masyn Winn News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After being called up on July 7, St. Louis Cardinals No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt has been tearing up Triple-A pitching.