On his elbow and shin guards from adidas and there along the thumb of his new, green Mizuno glove is the Cardinals' ...

Nootbaar, an instant Cardinals fan favorite, has batted .246 with 113 extra-base hits including 45 home runs, 146 RBIs and a .773 OPS throughout his four-year career with the Cardinals.

Hopefully, Cardinals fans find that the future isn't so bleak this year. "Injuries have prevented a true breakout for the 27-year-old (Lars) Nootbaar," MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince wrote Tuesday ...

Nootbaar will earn $2.95 million in 2025 after winning his arbitration case with the Cardinals, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The Cardinals had filed at $2.45 million. It's a substantial raise ...