Max Scherzer, with his Game 7 start Saturday, will join Bob Gibson in select group
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer speaks during a World Series baseball media day, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Toronto. The Toronto Blue Jays face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Players with multiple World Series Game 7 starts
Player
First
Last
Number
Bob Gibson
1964
1968
3
Max Scherzer
2019
2025
2
Lew Burdette
1957
1958
2
Don Larsen
1957
1958
2
When the Toronto Blue Jays turn to 41-year-old 最新杏吧原创 native Max Scherzer in Saturday night's decisive Game 7 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he will join a small group and sit just behind Bob Gibson.
Scherzer, a likely Hall of Famer who attended Parkway Central and Mizzou, will start Game 7 of a World Series for the second time, something not done since Gibson and only accomplished by three previous pitchers all-time.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
After injury held him back, Cardinals prospect Travis Honeyman relishes fall experience
It was around the time outfielder Travis Honeyman was a freshman in high school when the future Cardinals prospect learned what the Arizona Fall League was and the opportunity it offered to rising minor leaguers.
A prep athlete at Massapequa (New York) High School, Honeyman would watch YouTube videos of players to study what they did at the plate as he sought to grow as a hitter. His search led him to discover videos of future Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. hitting in the 2017 fall league, giving the young outfielder a right-handed swing he could learn from and an introduction to the 鈥渇inishing school.鈥
Minor league outfielder Travis Honeyman stretches during the Spring Training Early Program camp Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at the Cardinals鈥 spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla.
Minor league outfielder Travis Honeyman works with the training staff during the Spring Training Early Program camp at the Cardinals鈥 spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
最新杏吧原创 Post-Dispatch Cardinals beat writer Daniel Guerrero joined Lynn Worthy to discuss the end of the season, John Mozeliak and Chaim Bloom news conferences and the offseason outlook.
Penthouse at One Cardinal Way is filled with Cardinals memorabilia and breathtaking views
Bill Siedhoff recalls attending baseball games at Busch Stadium in 2020 and watching construction proceed on the 30-floor residential high-rise at One Cardinal Way. Residences on the west side featured unobstructed views of the Busch Stadium field, and as a lifelong Cardinals fan he was intrigued.
The living area overlooks Busch Stadium. The contemporary light fixture on the ceiling can be seen from the inside the stadium. Director鈥檚 chairs feature the Cardinals logo, in keeping with the d茅cor theme of the residence. An LED light strip above the windows changes colors by remote control, and flashes red and white during Cardinals games.
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Not long after visiting a model unit, Siedhoff moved into an apartment on the 11th floor. After only a year he moved to a higher unit on the 29th floor. Three years later, he moved to the largest unit in the building, a two-story penthouse on the northwest corner of the 29th and 30th floors.
Siedhoff鈥檚 office contains a wall of recognition awards he has received and a facing wall covered with his license plate collection of mostly Missouri plates.
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The primary bathroom includes an extraordinary view of the city from the soaking tub, and a baseball themed rug in front of the walk-in shower.
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The primary bedroom has a view toward downtown 最新杏吧原创 and features a Corvette-themed bedspread and a collection of Chihuly-type glass art on the wall.
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The island in the contemporary kitchen displays a variety of Cardinas-themed items, while inflatable baseballs dangle from the ceiling in front of the kitchen cabinets.
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What tricks or treats await Cardinals as opening of free agent market looms?
Editor Nathan Mills and baseball writer Derrick Goold discuss what lessons from team-building, strategy, and spending a team like the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals can learn from the Dodgers and Blue Jays, two big-spending clubs who are vying for the championship. The video also discusses the front office moves made by the Cardinals and the need to expand the staff and invest in support to close the gap on the best teams in baseball and the better teams, too.
In this excerpt from the weekly baseball newsletter, The Write Fielder, there's a look at the Cardinals' shopping list through five free-agent pitchers.
Front office officials Michael Girsch, Randy Flores and Moises Rodriguez will see some shift in responsibilities but also an increase in staffing and roles, per sources.
The Cardinals and their outfielder are not setting a precise timetable for his return due to the nature of the surgery 鈥 it was done on both feet.
What lessons can Cardinals learn from World Series teams? Best Podcast in Baseball video version
Here are 5 free-agent pitchers who fit the Cardinals' needs
Back in 2008, during John Mozeliak鈥檚 first spring training as general manager atop the Cardinals鈥 baseball operations聽鈥 a long run that ends formally with the end of October 鈥 he surveyed the team from foul territory of a practice field in Jupiter, Florida.
He acknowledged an opening while sharing a solution.
Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas pats catcher Yohel Pozo on the back after finishing the top of the fourth inning against the Padres on Friday, July 25, 2025,聽at Busch Stadium.
Front office officials Michael Girsch, Randy Flores and Moises Rodriguez will see some shift in responsibilities but also an increase in staffing and roles, per sources.
With his Game 3 start for the Blue Jays, Scherzer will become the first pitcher to appear with four teams in the Fall Classic.
How Cardinals are blending continuity, expansion as Chaim Bloom finalizes staff decisions
With October and the World Series coming to a close and the calendar turning toward baseball鈥檚 season of staff contract decisions, the Cardinals are finalizing a front office and field coaching group that will include familiar names returning and an expansion of staff in specific areas.
Chaim Bloom, the Cardinals鈥 new president of baseball operations, began his first offseason in charge by stressing the value of continuity 鈥 and building and augmenting around it.
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Cardinals prospect Chen-Wei Lin sees command falter in latest Arizona Fall League start
Having shown how effective he can be when in command of his high-powered repertoire, Cardinals prospect Chen Wei-Lin鈥檚 start Thursday in the Arizona Fall League showed how quickly an outing can slip when the 6-foot-7 righty鈥檚 command slips away.
Lin allowed five runs, six hits, walked two batters, and hit one in two innings for the Glendale Desert Dogs. One of the five runs allowed by the 23-year-old scored on one of his two wild pitches in the second inning of the Desert Dogs鈥 10-5 loss to the Scottsdale Scorpions at Scottsdale Stadium. Four of the six hits he allowed came after he fell behind in counts.
Lars Nootbaar says surgery was a 'huge shock' but provides foothold for performance
The pain in his heels and the limitations he felt on the run reached a point that Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar sought a solution more than ongoing treatment, and even then, after an exam in New York, the suggestion of surgery stopped him in his tracks.
鈥淲hen they told me I needed surgery, it was like a huge shock,鈥 Nootbaar said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know how to respond. I was nervous. The start of the season. The WBC (World Baseball Classic) is coming up. There were so many things. And there was a part of me that was like, 鈥楢lright, finally, there鈥檚 a solution to this problem that鈥檚 been happening for a while and it鈥檚 been eating me up.鈥
最新杏吧原创 Post-Dispatch Cardinals beat writer Daniel Guerrero joined Lynn Worthy to discuss the end of the season, John Mozeliak and Chaim Bloom news conferences and the offseason outlook.
