Brenden Schaeffer
Sports Reporter
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Brenden has covered the Cardinals for KMOV.com since 2016.
Since graduating from the University of Missouri in 2016, Brenden Schaeffer has covered the Cardinals as a writer for KMOV.com
Brenden grew up in St. Charles and attended Wentzville Holt High School. He enjoys disc golf, bowling and trying out new restaurants with his wife, Emily.
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In his first start with 200 wins within his reach, Wainwright grabbed the milestone by delivering his best performance of the season, shutting out the Brewers across seven innings in a 1-0 Cardinals’ win Monday night.
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For those who have followed along with the explanations from the Cardinals and John Mozeliak regarding the struggles of the team this season, it comes as no surprise. But Mozeliak confirmed in a press conference Friday afternoon at Busch Stadium that Cardinals manager Oli Marmol would be retained in the role for the 2024 season.
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The Cardinals promoted Winn ahead of Friday’s game knowing he will not exceed the threshold to maintain his rookie eligibility for 2024.
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The St. Louis Cardinals jumped into the trade deadline frenzy with fury Sunday afternoon, reportedly swinging multiple trades that will contribute to a completely reworked roster for the stretch run of the 2023 season.
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Is there anything Montgomery could do on the Busch Stadium mound Friday night that boosts his trade value enough to counteract the risk of something flukey, like another hamstring scare, tanking his value altogether?
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After being tended to by the athletic training staff on the field, blood streaming from his head, Contreras left the game with what the team later called a “scalp laceration.”
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Mathews’ eyebrow-raising pitch count came in a June 11 win over Texas in Game 2 of the Stanford Super Regional as the 22-year-old starter tossed a complete game to help push the Cardinal to an appearance in the College World Series.
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With the All-Star break looming after a weekend series on the South Side of Chicago, the Cardinals have opted to give the sore right wrist of utilityman Tommy Edman more time to heal up.
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In a trend that has plagued the Cardinals for a number of years by this point, another promising young Cardinal pitcher is heading the wrong way on the Memphis shuttle after a disappointing stint in the bigs.
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As the Cardinals sink further into the abyss of the National League Central standings, the team placed multiple players on the injured list Wednesday, leading to a flurry of roster moves.
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The MLB All-Star Game is slated for July 11 in Seattle.
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In an unexpected move, the author of one of the greatest moments in the history of the St. Louis Cardinals has declined his induction into the team’s Hall of Fame.
Whereas Marmol was reticent after Monday’s loss, he approached the podium Tuesday in a more pensive and emotionally reflective mood when looking to explain his strategies in guiding the Cardinals through this valley in their season.
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When Mike Mayers made his Major League debut at Busch Stadium in July 2016, he endured one of the shortest starts by a pitcher making his MLB debut in the history of the league.
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Shannon is a member of the Cardinals Hall of Fame and a two-time World Series champion.
Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley hung a slider in a dangerous spot. Blake Sabol didn’t miss it, sending it deep to center field to lift the Giants over the Cardinals, 5-4.
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Although the Cardinals initially voiced optimism that outfielder Lars Nootbaar would be back in action in short order after jamming his thumb on an Opening Day head-first slide into third base, Monday’s transaction report ultimately told a different story.
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Thursday will be a culmination of a dream many months in the making for Contreras as the longtime Cub will have a sea of red ready to embrace him in full force for the first time. When the moment arrives, Contreras has planned a special way of showing his awareness and appreciation for the big shoes he’ll be stepping into as the franchise catcher in St. Louis.
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Ever since his scorching hot start to spring put top prospect Jordan Walker in position to break camp when the Cardinals head north from Jupiter in a matter of days, Cardinals fans have been waiting for confirmation.
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With Steven Matz as the only member of the Cardinals’ projected starting rotation under contract beyond this season, it made sense that the team might look to make a move.
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It’s not the news that anyone wanted to hear just a week away from opening day, but it’s the news that so often seems to come for the Cardinals in spring training: An untimely injury in the starting rotation.
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The Cardinals gave more indication on their leanings for roster decisions Tuesday when the team announced two notable pitchers had been optioned to the minors.
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Walker punctuated a five-run first inning for the Cardinals with a three-run home run against veteran MLB pitcher Johnny Cueto.
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Reports from Tuesday at Cardinals camp in Jupiter detailed two-time Gold Glove Award-winning left fielder Tyler O’Neill taking defensive reps in center field.
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As the Cardinals descend upon Jupiter, Florida this week for spring training, the club has been busy finalizing a deal with its lead baseball operations executive
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Dexter Fowler announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Tuesday following a 14-year career in the big leagues.
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The Cardinals wanted to leave the Winter Meetings in San Diego with an answer to their catcher question. According to reports Wednesday, they may be close to accomplishing that goal.
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Ahead of his final season in Major League Baseball, Adam Wainwright will represent Team USA in the World Baseball Classic for the first time in his career.
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The Cardinals’ first baseman earned the first MVP Award of his career after finishing second in the voting in both 2013 and 2015 while he was a member of the Diamondbacks.
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At his end-of-year press conference Wednesday, Cardinals president of baseball operations announced that hitting coach Jeff Albert and pitching coach Mike Maddux will not return to the team in 2023.
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Whether to retire or continue pitching beyond the 2022 campaign wasn’t a decision Wainwright and his family would make until the end of the year.
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As has been the case in recent years for St. Louis, the announcement of the Gold Glove finalists was littered with Cardinals when the lists came out Thursday afternoon.
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The lineup that featured two of the top four qualifying NL hitters in OPS this season saw those two thunderous bats go a combined 0-for-8 in an elimination game Saturday, as the Cardinals fell 2-0 to the Phillies, clinching the NL Wild Card Series for Philadelphia.
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The first go-ahead pinch-hit home run in Cardinals postseason history went for naught on Friday as St. Louis collapsed in the end, allowing six runs in the ninth innings as the Cardinals fell to the Phillies 6-3 in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series.
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The Cardinals are going left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana as the Game 1 starter in the Wild Card Series against the Phillies, which begins at 1:07 p.m. CT Friday at Busch Stadium. The decision was announced Thursday afternoon.
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Gallegos had two years of arbitration eligibility remaining and would have been under team control through 2024. This contract serves to buy him out of those two years of arbitration while adding a club option to buy out a year of free agency in 2025. The team did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.
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During a pregame ceremony celebrating Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols on the field ahead of the duo’s final regular-season game at Busch, Sunday's starter Wainwright took to the microphone as one of the speakers to honor his teammates.
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Knizner homered, Mikolas earned the win as the Cardinals returned to the throne at the top of the NL Central for the first time since 2019.
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The downturn offensively continued into the first game of the road trip Tuesday night as the bats were silent for the third straight game in a 5-0 loss to the Padres.
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Facing the Milwaukee Brewers, the dynamic duo that has been a St. Louis fixture since the beginning of the 2007 season started its 325th game together as the starting battery, breaking the long-standing record of 324 starts by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan.
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