Joseph O'Fallon
Joseph O'Fallon covers the game for World Baseball Network.
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Rockies vs. Cardinals Today: How to Watch, Fredbird Plush, and Why Iván Herrera Keeps DHing
Rockies-Cardinals at 1:15 CT with a Build-A-Bear Fredbird giveaway. How to watch — and why an All-Star catcher has started 72 games at DH.
August 9, 2026
MLBRockies vs. Cardinals Today: How to Watch Everson Pereira’s Cardinals Debut
Everson Pereira debuts for St. Louis after the White Sox cut him. How to watch, both lineups, and why the Cardinals honor managers like nobody else.
August 8, 2026
MLBWhite Sox vs. Guardians Today: How to Watch Hagen Smith and Tanner McDougal MLB Debuts
Chicago calls up its top two arms for MLB debuts Saturday, hours before Ozzie Guillén’s No. 13 goes up. How to watch, lineups, and why it happened now.
August 8, 2026
MLBCardinals Bullpen Blows Leahy’s Gem in 3-1 Loss to Blue Jays
Kyle Leahy gave the Cardinals six innings and a lead. The bullpen gave it back on two walks and a hit batter. Quinn Mathews debuts Saturday.
August 1, 2026
MLBPCA Went Deep, Herrera Went Deeper: How to Watch the Cubs-Cardinals Finale
A 424-foot bomb, a walk-off double, and ten minutes that decided it. How to watch the Cubs-Cardinals series finale at Busch Stadium.
July 30, 2026
MLBCardinals vs. Cubs: How to Watch, and a WBC Empire Lost
St. Louis sent more players to the 2023 World Baseball Classic than any club in baseball. Three years on, that group has scattered — and the deadline is Monday.
July 28, 2026
MLBCubs vs. Cardinals: How to Watch, Rain Delay — Wainwright on the WBC
Rain has delayed the Cubs-Cardinals opener at Busch Stadium. How to watch, who’s pitching, and Adam Wainwright on the WBC — and the Cubs fan who wanted him.
July 28, 2026
MLBCardinals vs Diamondbacks: Makeup Game With Wild Card Stakes
A rained-out June game finally gets played at 5:15 on a Thursday, and both teams are chasing the same wild card spot. Lineups and how to watch.
July 23, 2026
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICCardinals’ Jordan Walker: 49 Homers, Never the Same Pitcher Twice
Jordan Walker has homered 49 times off 49 different pitchers. Babe Ruth never had that problem. On a Cardinals kid and how the game has changed.
July 13, 2026
MLBAn American hero from the Dominican Republic. A Cubs Killer. Happy Independence Day. Play ball.
Independence, Mo. — 250 years ago, a room full of men in Philadelphia signed a…
July 4, 2026
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICBrazil vs. Japan: How to Watch the 2026 World Cup Round of 32 (Time, TV, Live Stream) — and the World Baseball Classic Subplot
Two flags, one Round of 32, and a baseball footnote almost nobody else will mention…
June 29, 2026
WBSCCanada vs. South Africa: How to Watch the World Cup Round of 32 — and the Baseball Hidden Inside It
Canada and South Africa meet for a first-ever World Cup knockout. Start time, TV, the celebrity fans on both sides — and the baseball running underneath it all.
June 28, 2026
MLBHow to Watch Sean Keys Chase His First MLB Hit: Blue Jays vs. Rangers
Blue Jays slugger Sean Keys is still hunting his first MLB hit in his debut vs. Texas. Here’s how to watch — and the real odds he breaks through.
June 27, 2026
BASEBALLCardinals vs. Marlins: How to Watch Tonight in the Rain — and the Time These Two Cleared the Benches in Miami
The Cards and Marlins try to beat the rain at Busch tonight. Here’s how to watch — plus the 1994 night these two emptied the benches in Miami.
June 27, 2026
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICGermany vs. Côte d’Ivoire: How to Watch the Group E Clash
Germany faces Côte d’Ivoire in Toronto for Group E’s top spot. How to watch — and the surprising baseball nation hiding in the Mannschaft.
June 20, 2026
MLBBlaze Jordan MLB Debut: How to Watch the Cardinals’ 23-Year-Old Slugger Tonight vs. the Twins
Blaze Jordan debuts at third base as the red-hot Cardinals visit the Twins tonight. How to watch the 23-year-old from Southaven, Miss., arrive.
June 12, 2026
MLBCardinals at Brewers Wednesday: Will Marmol Order Retaliation After Uribe’s Crotch-Chop?
Uribe crotch-chopped the Cardinals dugout up 6-0. Marmol punted publicly. Dustin May has the first inning. Ryne Stanek throws 100. Watch the whole game.
May 27, 2026
MLBTwo Debuts in Two Days: Cardinals Hand the Ball to Brycen Mautz on a Rainy Sunday in Cincinnati
For the second straight day, a Cardinals starter writes his name on a big league lineup card for the first time. Where to watch Brycen Mautz.
May 24, 2026
MLBFrom Indy Ball to The Show: Puerto Rico’s Bryan Torres Makes MLB Debut for Cardinals in Cincinnati
Eleven years after signing as an undrafted free agent, Puerto Rico’s Bryan Torres finally cracks an MLB lineup card in Cincinnati.
May 23, 2026
BASEBALLHappy St. Patrick’s Day From The 2026 World Baseball Classic
St. Patrick’s Day meets the WBC Final. USA vs Venezuela showdown…as Ireland remains absent while Italy and global baseball continue to rise on the world stage.
March 17, 2026
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICShohei’s Father Toru Ohtani Wrote an Open Letter Every Baseball Dad Will Feel
Toru Ohtani’s letter to Shohei Ohtani is a rare portrait of fatherhood in sports — faith, worry, and love passed from one generation of ballplayers to the next.
November 5, 2025
MLBFrom Barquisimeto to the Dome: Andrés Giménez Was Built for This
Andrés Giménez has done it all — World Baseball Classic, Arizona Fall League, and now Game 7 in Toronto. He’s Venezuela’s proof the system works.
November 2, 2025
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICOn Halloween Night, a Dead Ball Keeps the Dodgers Alive in Game 6 of the World Series
A dead ball on Halloween night kept the Dodgers alive in Game 6 of the 2025 World Series—proof that sometimes baseball law beats luck.
November 1, 2025
MLBWorld Series Brilliance and Greasy Front-Row Marketing Distractions
Yamamoto’s complete game shines while a fake Colonel Sanders and viral Blue Jays fan turn the World Series front row into greasy marketing theater.
October 27, 2025
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC“Ambassadeur Wemby”: Victor Wembanyama Is the Bridge France Baseball Needs
Victor Wembanyama could be the bridge baseball needs — turning MLB’s Paris dream into a lasting French connection before 2026 and 2028.
October 26, 2025
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICToronto Blue Jays and the Greatest Paternity Plot in Baseball History
Joe Carter, Adam Sandler and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tie baseball, fatherhood and film into Toronto’s most cinematic World Series story yet.
October 22, 2025
MLBDid Shohei’s Three Big Home Runs Beat What Albert Pujols Gave St. Louis?
Shohei Ohtani’s Game 4 was historic — but Albert Pujols’ three-homer World Series night still defines what clutch baseball truly means.
October 20, 2025
MLBAlbert Pujols & Plácido Polanco — Spiritual Selection, Biblical Connection
Albert Pujols & Plácido Polanco — from Cardinals roommates to Dominican WBC coaches. Faith, friendship & full-circle destiny meet in 2026.
October 16, 2025
MLBAn Open Letter To All The Front Row Amys Out There
Front Row Amy keeps score. J Barry’s open letter celebrates Milwaukee’s muse, the Brew Crew’s global core, and a $2 WBC dream parlay.
October 14, 2025
MLBHow to Watch Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and MLB Stars at Miami’s La Gente del Barrio Celebrity Softball Game and Home Run Derby
From Montreal Expos to Miami’s loanDepot Park, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads La Gente del Barrio’s Celebrity Softball Game & Home Run Derby on Dec. 6, 2025.
October 13, 2025