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Cardinals' Rookie of the Year dreams intact as Joshua Baez and Leo Bernal maintain eligibility The new Killer B's in the lineup can bring more than just power to the Cardinals organization

OCTOBER 3 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Leo Bernal and other Cardinals are set to join Albert Pujols' winter league team Should be some fun baseball this winter!

SEPTEMBER 27 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Lifts fifth homer Bernal went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run and two walks in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Brewers.

Impact Bernal showed plenty of promise over his 24 games in the majors to close out the campaign. He hit .284 with an .807 OPS, five homers, 21 RBI, 12 runs scored and three doubles while seeing time at catcher, first base and designated hitter. Bernal is expected to be the Cardinals' catcher of the future, and his first sample of work in the majors is an encouraging sign of what kind of production he can provide.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates beat the Cardinals 2-1 to secure their first non-losing season since 2018

The Pittsburgh Pirates have secured their first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over St. Louis

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Matthew Liberatore pitches Cardinals to 5-1 victory that halts Pirates' 5-game winning streak

Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Preparing for heavy workload in 2027 The Cardinals believe Bernal can be "an everyday, workhorse catcher," per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and are giving him a heavy workload down the stretch to prep...

Impact Bernal has started all 19 games since being promoted Sept. 1, which includes 13 starts at catcher. The 22-year-old rookie has slashed .299/.341/.494 with four home runs and 17 RBI and has also drawn rave reviews for his work with the pitching staff. St. Louis is overloaded with catching depth, but it's become clear that it sees Bernal opening 2027 at the top of the depth chart at the position. Ivan Herrera, Pedro Pages, Jimmy Crooks and eventually Rainiel Rodriguez are also in the mix at catcher for the Cardinals, though they could move Herrera off the position permanently at some point.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals' 2027 Outlook Gets Clearer for Leo Bernal, Nathan Church While the 2026 Major League Baseball season hasn't even come to a close yet, the St. Louis Cardinals already have shared some intriguing inf...

SEPTEMBER 22 • SI.COM

Grading Cardinals-Leo Bernal Electric 18-Game Run to Begin Career The St. Louis Cardinals have found themselves a star in Leo Bernal.

SEPTEMBER 21 • SI.COM

Bernal's clutch blast wraps Cards' home slate with comeback win ST. LOUIS -- With the Cardinals having been eliminated from contention earlier in the weekend series against the Nationals, there were no re...

SEPTEMBER 20 • MLB.COM

Bernal, Herrera homer in eighth inning to help Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3

Iván Herrera hit a pair of home runs, and Leo Bernal also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning to come from behind and beat the Washington Nati...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1

CJ Abrams joined the 30-30 club and Cade Cavalli threw his 200th strikeout of the season as the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Drew Gilbert's two-run homer in the 10th lifts Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals

Drew Gilbert hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Cardinals Made One Big Mistake With Leo Bernal Over the last few months, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Leo Bernal was talked about endlessly as someone who should've gotten a call to the bi...

SEPTEMBER 15 • SI.COM

Supplies three hits in win Bernal went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Monday's 2-1 win over the Giants.

Impact Bernal collected his fourth multi-hit effort over 13 games in the majors. The 22-year-old catcher also has an extra-base hit in four of his last five games, and he's added seven RBI in that span. In total, he's batting .327 with a .933 OPS, three home runs, three doubles, 14 RBI and eight runs scored over his first 56 plate appearances for St. Louis.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Quinn Mathews pitches Cardinals past Giants 2-1 as Alec Burleson adds to MLB-best RBI total

Quinn Mathews took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Alec Burleson had an RBI single to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants

SEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press

Báez ties for most Cardinals Minor League HR since 1949 with blast in regular-season finale In a big year for the Cardinals’ Minor League system, featuring names like Rainiel Rodriguez, Joshua Báez and Leo Bernal, don’t overlook Jes...

SEPTEMBER 14 • MLB.COM

Leo Bernal sets Cardinals record as he grabs hold of starting gig Leo Bernal made his major league debut nearly two weeks ago and has already made an impression. The latest rookie to debut had 13 hits in hi...

SEPTEMBER 13 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Lifts homer in loss Bernal went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox.

Impact Bernal has an extra-base hit in each of his last three games, going 5-for-13 with six RBI in that span. The catcher has hit safely in 10 of his 11 major-league games so far, showing decent plate discipline with a 4:8 BB:K. He's batting .311 with three homers, 13 RBI, eight runs scored and two doubles across 49 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Grichuk hits a 9th inning HR to help White Sox beat Cardinals 6-5

Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, helping the Chicago White Sox break a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Rookies Báez and Bernal lead Cardinals to 7-3 win over White Sox

Rookies Joshua Báez and Leo Bernal each three hits and drove in two runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3

SEPTEMBER 12 • Associated Press

Bernal continues to turn heads with another multi-RBI effort SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cardinals had high hopes for Leo Bernal, the club’s No. 7 prospect per MLB Pipeline, when they called him up Sept. 1. B...

SEPTEMBER 10 • MLB.COM

Swats second homer Bernal went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Giants.

Impact In his ninth career MLB game, Bernal nearly put a ball into the ocean at Oracle Park, launching a Blade Tidwell fastball over the right-field wall in the third inning. The rookie catcher has looked good since his September promotion, batting .278 (10-for-36) with a double, two homers, six runs and 10 RBI. St. Louis' system is stacked when it comes to catching -- Ivan Herrera continues to split his time between defensive duties and DH, while Rainiel Rodriguez has made it to Double-A as a 19-year-old and Jimmy Crooks is stuck at Triple-A despite a .994 OPS this season for Memphis -- but Bernal is making a strong case to be part of the picture behind the plate in 2027.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Shay Whitcomb chops a single in 11th for 1st career game-ending RBI as Giants beat Cardinals 5-4

Shay Whitcomb chopped a single with one out in the 11th inning for his first career game-ending RBI, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4

SEPTEMBER 8 • Associated Press

Could Bernal be the Cardinals' long-awaited heir to Yadier Molina? No one will ever be Yadier Molina, but someone has to take on the mantle of starting catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals moving forward. Whi...

SEPTEMBER 7 • MLB.COM

Herrera and Hjerpe lead Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Rockies

Iván Herrera had three hits and two RBIs, Cooper Hjerpe threw four perfect innings of relief in his major league debut and the St. Louis Cardinals held on to beat the Colorado Rock...

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

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