St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright gets a hug from teammate Yadier Molina (4) ... [+] after being removed during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in St. Louis. However, 40 is truly just a number for the ace of the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff. Catcher Yadier Molina is 39 and has combined with Wainwright to form the Cardinals starting battery have combined the form the St. Louis starting battery 303 times. Expectations are big each season in baseball-mad St. Louis. St. Louis was 8 ½ games out of playoff position Aug. 10.

Source: Forbes September 21, 2021 05:14 UTC