Wetherholt back for the final week
Sep 19 2026
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis Cardinals
NEWS: 2B JJ Wetherholt was reinstated from the injured list (wrist).
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Wetherholt was projected to return at some point during the Cardinals final homestand, and he made good on that target by making it back into the starting nine earlier this week. However, his comeback was in a somewhat limited fashion, playing only six innings on Wednesday, as the club doesn’t want to entice a setback. Wetherholt’s return will likely have a domino effect, as INF/OF Thomas Saggese has been manning the keystone; Saggese’s versatility—as well as a scorching hot .979 OPS over the past month—should help keep his bat in the lineup, while the recent production of outfielders Bryan Torres...
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