2026 Cardinals -- Resetting the reset

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With the expansion of the major-league rosters to 28 players, the St. Louis Cardinals have announced they have called up left-handed hitting outfielder Matt Koperniak and right-handed reliever Eduard Bazardo to the majors.
This is the first callup for the 27-year-old Koperniak, who has split the 2025 season between High-A Peoria and AAA Memphis.
At Memphis, in 74 games/54 starts, he has hit .265 with 10 home runs and 32 RBIs.
In High-A, Koperniak hit .253 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 11 games/all starts.
The Cardinals signed Koperniak as an amateur free agent in June 2020.
Bazardo, 30, has spent time both with the Cardinals and at AAA this season.
In the majors, he has gotten into 24 games and posted no decisions or saves while posting a 6.00 ERA
He has not fared much better in the minors, pitching in 27 games and going 4-4 with a 5.70 ERA. He has, however, earned 16 saves with the Redbirds.
St. Louis acquired Bazardo in an off-season trade with Seattle which saw outfielder Michael Siana and catcher Pedro Pages go to the Mariners.,
The Cardinals also have announced that Gordon Graceffo would take Michael McGreevy's start the next time through the rotation.
McGreevy (7-12, 4.78 ERA) has allowed eight runs (all earned) over 7 innings while taking losses in his last two starts.
Graceffo, 25, has going 4-6 with a 6.18 ERA in 15 starts at Memphis this season.
He also made four starts at low-A Palm Beach (3-0, 1.46 ERA) and five at High-A Peoria (1-2, 7.11).

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Record: 72-66, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs

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Record: 73-66, 2nd, 9.5 GB Chicago Cubs

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Record: 73-67, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs

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Major League Baseball has announced that St. Louis relief pitcher Ryan Fernandez and Los Angles Angels' outfielder Nelson Velazquez have both been suspended four games.
Velazquez charged the mound after being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of the Angels' 10-7 victory at Busch Stadium on Sept. 3.
Fernandez had given up a three-run home run to the previous batter, Mike Trout, to make the score 10-3.
The Cardinals also have learned that relief pitcher Eduard Bazardo suffered a back injury during the loss to the Angels and will have to be placed on the injured list.
Bazardo, 30, has pitched in 26 games for St. Louis this season posting no decisions or saves but owns a 5.59 ERA over 29 innings.
Getting called up from AAA will be 30-year-old right-hander Connor Johnstone.
He has pitched in 30 games for the Redbirds, going 4-2 with one save and a 3.86 ERA.

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Record: 73-68, 2nd, 11.5 GB Chicago Cubs

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Record: 74-68, 2nd, 11.5 GB Chicago Cubs; First in NL Wild-Card 1.5 GA Cincinnati

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Record: 75-68, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs; 1st in NL wild-card 2.5 GA New York Mets

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MLB news: Sept. 8 -- Week 23 - Awards and standings

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Despite falling 7-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees have clinched a spot in the American League playoffs.
With a 95-67 record, the Yankees own a 15.5-game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox in the American League East Division with 20 games left in the regular season.
New York also owns a sizeable 17 game lead over the AL Central leading Cleveland Guardians for the best record in the American League.
The postseason berth is the eighth in the last nine seasons for the Yankees.
New York fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series.
Their last World Series victory came back in 2009, when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies.

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MLB news: Sept. 8 -- New York Yankees sew up postseason berth (part 2)

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With an 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners, the Atlanta Braves became the first team to assure themselves a berth in the upcoming National League playoffs.
With a 92-51 record, Atlanta owns an 18.5-game lead over the second-place New York Mets with 19 games left in the regular season.
The Braves also are on track for the best record in the NL, as they sit 6.5 games in front of the Chicago Cubs for that honor.
This will mark the eighth consecutive postseason appearance for Atlanta.
The Braves last reached the World Series in 2021, when they defeated the Houston Astros.

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MLB news: Sept. 8 -- Braves are first NL team to reach postseason (part 2)

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Record: 76-68, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs; 1st in NL wild card 2.5 GA Cincinnati

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Record: 76-69, 2nd, 10.5 GB Chicago Cubs; first in NL wild card 2.5 GA Cincinnati

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With a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves have clinched the National League East Division title.
With a 93-52 record, the Braves own a 19.5-game lead over the New York Mets with 17 games left in the season.
Atlanta also seems well on its way to the top seed in the NL playoffs, owning a 6.5-game advantage over the Chicago Cubs who sit atop the NL Central Division.
This marks the eighth consecutive postseason appearance for Atlanta.
The Braves last reached the World Series in 2021, when they defeated the Houston Astros.

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MLB news: Sept. 10 -- Braves clinch NL East (part 2)

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Record: 77-69, 2nd. 9.5 GB Chicago Cubs; 1st NL wild card 2.5 GA Cincinnati

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Record: 78-69, 2nd, 9.5 GB Chicago Cubs; 3.5 GA Cincinnati in NL wild card