Cardinals Could Have Important Slugger Back Soon After Tough Injury It sounds like the Cardinals could have an important slugger back soon Author: Patrick McAvoy Apr 20, 2024 In this story: St. Louis Cardinals MLB News One St. Louis Cardinals veteran could be back soon. St. Louis re-signed veteran Matt Carpenter this past offseason to provide some depth off the bench and leadership in the clubhouse. He appeared in three games to start the season but has been out ever since as he has dealt with an oblique strain. Carpenter has been making progress and reportedly took batting practice Friday and could return shortly, according to MLB.com's John Denton. "Cardinals (designated hitter/first baseman)
Three key hitters who could've been part of the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener lineup - Brendan Donovan, Willson Contreras and Matt Carpenter - have all suffered injury setbacks ahead of it.
At least one more Cardinals player is headed for the Injured list and another is waiting for the swelling to go down to get an accurate x-ray.
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64 | P | |
65 | P | |
44 | P | |
54 | P | |
56 | P | |
47 | P | |
27 | P | |
52 | P | |
31 | P | |
32 | P | |
93 | P | |
39 | P | |
55 | P | |
29 | P | |
38 | P | |
59 | P |
No | Player | P |
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40 | C | |
48 | C |
No | Player | P |
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28 | 3B | |
35 | SS | |
19 | SS | |
15 | 2B | |
46 | 1B | |
16 | 2B | |
43 | 1B | |
0 | SS |
No | Player | P |
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41 | RF | |
3 | CF | |
33 | LF | |
21 | LF | |
63 | CF |
No | Player | P |
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13 | DH |