Jan 28, 2021
The Cardinals have reportedly reached an agreement with longtime starting pitcher Adam Wainwright to return to St. Louis.
Wainwright will re-sign with the Cardinals on a one-year deal believed to be worth $8 million, according to MLB Network s Jon Heyman. The agreement means the 39-year-old Wainwright will pitch in his 16th season, all of which have come in St. Louis.
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After injuries limited him to just 40 1/3 innings in 2018, Wainwright has been durable and productive over the past two seasons. He s 19-13 with a 3.91 ERA in 41 starts since the start of the 2019 season.
Wainwright ranks third in Cardinals history with 167 career wins, trailing Hall of Famers Bob Gibson (251) and Jesse Haines (210). He s second with 1,830 career strikeouts, behind only Gibson (3,117).
Dec 31, 2020
It’s likely that you lost a cultural icon who meant something to you during 2020, whether from the world of politics, art or sports.
We again were reminded the importance a single person can make on the lives of everyone through the losses of a couple of giants from the world of politics.
On July 17, for instance, we learned of the death of John Lewis. Lewis, who was 80, was an icon of the civil rights movement. His bloody beating by Alabama state troopers helped to strengthen opposition to racial segregation. He would go on to have a long and celebrated career as a member of Congress.