JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals is close to tying a unique MLB record as he has been hit by a pitch in five straight games.

The St. Louis Cardinals infielder has been off to a hot start to kick off his big league career.

The St. Louis Cardinals came into the season as an obvious rebuilding team after trading players like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Arenado, and Sonny Gray during the offseason. The Donovan trade opened up a clear lane for top prospect JJ Wetherholt to come in ...

JJ Wetherholt is almost certainly ready. But are the St. Louis Cardinals ready to keep one of MLB's top prospects on the Opening Day roster? That's the question everyone is still asking. As of Sunday night, the Cardinals had yet to make a public determination on what's happening with Wetherholt.

The Cardinals looked cooked with two outs in the ninth inning after Masyn Winn hit a slow roller to second base with two outs. The ball, however, scooted between Juan Brito's legs, and St. Louis' Yohel Pozo followed with a game-tying double.

The St. Louis Cardinals officially are rolling with No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt on the Opening Day roster to kick off the 2026 Major League Baseball season. The Cardinals' official X account shared a video pressing Wetherholt's jersey with a fresh, new No ...

Cardinals' standout rookie JJ Wetherholt saw his recent struggles as a challenge that he described as 'fun' to battle through. He responded by smacking two first-pitch homers in a Wednesday defeat of the Guardians.

Christian Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Ramón Urías to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Jose Altuve out at 2nd.